> it's challenging because of the new medium I think this is the whole crux of everything. Trying to look back on past analogues really don't make much sense i

> it's challenging because of the new medium I think this is the whole crux of everything. Trying to look back on past analogues really don't make much sense in my opinion. The fact is the old decisions were made in the past environment they were a part of. That environment has changed dramatically. The surveillance possible today simply wasn't possible in the past. Sure someone could setup a wiretap or a directional microphone, but the shear ubiquity of easy surveillance by so many different actors makes the environment fundamentally different at the application of past analogues pretty much pointless (in my opinion anyway). I understand that legal precedent is built into the US legal system, but I think its applicability is often over emphasized. These are new times. Trying to apply past logic when the game has so completely changed is a fool's errand.