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Mitch McConnell Moves to Allow Warrantless Collection of Browsing&Search History

96 points by IfOnlyYouKnew 6y ago

blankface 6y ago
not like they don't already have it, but fuck this guy!!!!
- harry8 6y ago
  It is like they don't /legally/ have it. This is useful in court if you're prosecuted, especially in a brazenly political prosecution. Their snouts are in this trough right now because they see a need.
vuln 6y ago
It’s not the first time they’ve tried. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-wants-access-to-internet-browser-history-without-a-warrant-in-terrorism-and-spy-cases/2016/06/06/2d257328-2c0d-11e6-9de3-6e6e7a14000c_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-w...
Zecar 6y ago
> Days after the Justice Department controversially dropped charges against Mike Flynn Haha what?
gowld 6y ago
Which Congresspeople have stood up in support of repealing the PATRIOT Act? It's been 2 decades years; time to sunset it.
- gccxsse 6y ago
  The Republicans regurlarly vote no to the Patriot act. There is no need to repeal it because it expired earlier this year. The democrats tried to renew it but it failed. And then covid happened. I don't have any idea how NSA handles the expiration of the act, but I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't even notice or care.
  - colejohnson66 6y ago
    Where do you get the idea that Republicans are against the Patriot Act? A majority of them vote to reauthorize it every time it comes up. Yes, some Democrats like Feinstein are for it, too, but that doesn’t mean they all are. https://twitter.com/SenateGOP/status/1261002222772551681 https://twitter.com/SenateGOP/status/1261002222772551681
bluedemon 6y ago
Ok, let's see McConnell's history.
- Tagbert 6y ago
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subhobroto 6y ago
> Section 215 of the 2001 Patriot Act mandates records providers turn over “tangible things” “relevant” to an ongoing investigation–which McConnell’s amendment would extend to web-browsing and search-history records This is the strong issue I have with passing regulations when people are afraid and weak because of a short and near term disruption. The ability to think logically and clearly is impacted during such times and paranoia kick in. The 2001 Patriot Act is now 20 years old. It was meant to be temporary but children were born when it was passed and are past the age of drinking for how long it has carried over. The SARS-COV2 is leading us down the same road of employing invasive tracking and surveillance in the viel of "good for people"! Osama is dead a long time. His legacy lives on! He won. We lost. It does not have to be that way. Don't just wait for it to expire - repeal it! > “Under the McConnell amendment, Barr gets to look through the web browsing history of any American—including journalists, politicians, and political rivals—without a warrant, just by saying it is relevant to an investigation,” said Wyden, who has been trying to ban warrantless surveillance on such records. Unacceptable! Vote and rally against this. Please. I am surprised every-time I have to make an argument for individual freedom - it's one thing that can be lost so easily never to be ever gained again.
- gnusty_gnurc 6y ago
  I don't have much hope of Congress acting responsibly. At least the past 3 presidents haven't encouraged following constitutional procedures. Clearly Justin Amash shines here - pretty much the only congressperson to very clearly call for Congress to eschew party commands and become a body of debate and discourse for representing the American people. Right now it's a pipeline for captive congresspeople to vote however the party leadership decides (usually by the direction of the sitting president). It's madness.
  - subhobroto 6y ago
    > I don't have much hope of Congress acting responsibly. At least the past 3 presidents haven't encouraged following constitutional procedures I completely get where you are coming from but in this sentence I am getting the sense that "someone out there" will make things right and we just have to "complain enough" to get their attention. NO. I don't think so. You and I have to take the action. There's no angel looking out for us. Elbow grease and blood. Constitutional procedures not being followed? Take them to court! It's more work than hoping and praying but that's how this country was founded. On action.

96 points by IfOnlyYouKnew 6y ago

blankface 6y ago

not like they don't already have it, but fuck this guy!!!!

harry8 6y ago
It is like they don't /legally/ have it. This is useful in court if you're prosecuted, especially in a brazenly political prosecution. Their snouts are in this trough right now because they see a need.

vuln 6y ago

It’s not the first time they’ve tried. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-wants-access-to-internet-browser-history-without-a-warrant-in-terrorism-and-spy-cases/2016/06/06/2d257328-2c0d-11e6-9de3-6e6e7a14000c_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-w...

Zecar 6y ago

> Days after the Justice Department controversially dropped charges against Mike Flynn Haha what?

gowld 6y ago

Which Congresspeople have stood up in support of repealing the PATRIOT Act? It's been 2 decades years; time to sunset it.

gccxsse 6y ago
The Republicans regurlarly vote no to the Patriot act. There is no need to repeal it because it expired earlier this year. The democrats tried to renew it but it failed. And then covid happened. I don't have any idea how NSA handles the expiration of the act, but I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't even notice or care.
- colejohnson66 6y ago
  Where do you get the idea that Republicans are against the Patriot Act? A majority of them vote to reauthorize it every time it comes up. Yes, some Democrats like Feinstein are for it, too, but that doesn’t mean they all are. https://twitter.com/SenateGOP/status/1261002222772551681 https://twitter.com/SenateGOP/status/1261002222772551681

bluedemon 6y ago

Ok, let's see McConnell's history.

Tagbert 6y ago
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subhobroto 6y ago

> Section 215 of the 2001 Patriot Act mandates records providers turn over “tangible things” “relevant” to an ongoing investigation–which McConnell’s amendment would extend to web-browsing and search-history records This is the strong issue I have with passing regulations when people are afraid and weak because of a short and near term disruption. The ability to think logically and clearly is impacted during such times and paranoia kick in. The 2001 Patriot Act is now 20 years old. It was meant to be temporary but children were born when it was passed and are past the age of drinking for how long it has carried over. The SARS-COV2 is leading us down the same road of employing invasive tracking and surveillance in the viel of "good for people"! Osama is dead a long time. His legacy lives on! He won. We lost. It does not have to be that way. Don't just wait for it to expire - repeal it! > “Under the McConnell amendment, Barr gets to look through the web browsing history of any American—including journalists, politicians, and political rivals—without a warrant, just by saying it is relevant to an investigation,” said Wyden, who has been trying to ban warrantless surveillance on such records. Unacceptable! Vote and rally against this. Please. I am surprised every-time I have to make an argument for individual freedom - it's one thing that can be lost so easily never to be ever gained again.

gnusty_gnurc 6y ago
I don't have much hope of Congress acting responsibly. At least the past 3 presidents haven't encouraged following constitutional procedures. Clearly Justin Amash shines here - pretty much the only congressperson to very clearly call for Congress to eschew party commands and become a body of debate and discourse for representing the American people. Right now it's a pipeline for captive congresspeople to vote however the party leadership decides (usually by the direction of the sitting president). It's madness.
- subhobroto 6y ago
  > I don't have much hope of Congress acting responsibly. At least the past 3 presidents haven't encouraged following constitutional procedures I completely get where you are coming from but in this sentence I am getting the sense that "someone out there" will make things right and we just have to "complain enough" to get their attention. NO. I don't think so. You and I have to take the action. There's no angel looking out for us. Elbow grease and blood. Constitutional procedures not being followed? Take them to court! It's more work than hoping and praying but that's how this country was founded. On action.