>> Metadata is data. There is no "just" metadata. That is a cop out. If you listen to a call or read an email, you have context for innocence/guilt and punishm

>> Metadata is data. There is no "just" metadata. That is a cop out. If you listen to a call or read an email, you have context for innocence/guilt and punishment (however extra-judicial that might be.) If you have "just" metadata, you just know two people spoke. Perhaps to order a pizza. Perhaps to arrange for a babysitter. No one knows. Killing based on that seems insane to me.