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Yep, that's the argument that seems to feel correct until your GPS data gets correlated with a crime and you end up in jail for something you didn't commit. It'
by nolroz 5y ago
Yep, that's the argument that seems to feel correct until your GPS data gets correlated with a crime and you end up in jail for something you didn't commit. It's happened already, it'll happen again. Or, like in Afghanistan right now- a government changes policy or makes new laws and then all of a sudden you've been a criminal all along and need to be punished.
- randomopining 5y agoSo you're entire counterargument is a "what if"... fail. None of this has ever happened in the US, or even came close. Because there would be an outrage if so.
- nolroz 5y agoOh yeah, it totally happened in the us, just recently. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-shotspotter-chicago-man-jailed-20210820-krlg7y2gt5gwxozolqvvslsni4-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-shot...
- ncmncm 5y agoThe overarching, primary use of surveillance is, always and everywhere, extortion. The person coerced is often not the person with a secret, or even the person harmed. "We know your son is doing X. Maybe in exchange for ruling on this case the way we ask, for awarding the contract to the party we suggest, by dropping prosecution of this person we designate, by firing the person we finger, we can let your son slide, this time." Extortion is the key tradecraft of the FBI: "Testify [falsely] against this person and we will drop prosecution for this crime we have proof you did." Extortion is the key tradecraft of spies: "Get us these documents and we need not notify your daughter-in-law of your son's indiscretions." Extortion made Jeffrey Epstein a billionaire.