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> I also don't want the government tracking my internet history in any fashion. The government already can compel your ISP to hand over that data.
by vangelis 5y ago
> I also don't want the government tracking my internet history in any fashion.
The government already can compel your ISP to hand over that data.
- geodel 5y agoSo you are saying we better willingly give data, since govt can anyway get it if they want?
- Ericson2314 5y agoIn fact, yes. C.f. there many laws about mail tampering for the post office. When the government has to deal with the data in "normal, non-criminal" situations, and not just "special investigative" ones, there tends to be better safe-guards in place.
- nightski 5y agoI'm sure they can but there is a big difference between the two situations to me. One makes the data readily available. The other requires effort on behalf of the government on a case by case basis.
- hedora 5y agoThe data is currently readily available. In the case of municipal broadband, you could vote for local politicians that are against dragnet surveillance. Also, paradoxically, the 4th prevents the government from gathering data, but not purchasing it. In the case of municipal broadband, there is a strong argument to be made that you are constitutionally protected against invasive privacy policies, such as logging or selling personal information.