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Just think of the kind of blackmail material the NSA would have on our representatives under this program. All it would take is "probable cause", which seems ve
by trebor 13y ago
Just think of the kind of blackmail material the NSA would have on our representatives under this program. All it would take is "probable cause", which seems very easy to get, to unearth that data and start blackmail or expose the person. These programs give the NSA an incredible amount of power, and it's easily misused.
- skue 13y agoAnd THIS is the ultimate answer to the question: If I have nothing to hide, why should this bother me? It's not whether each of us individually have something to hide: it's whether our politicians, our activists, our reporters, our lawyers, our doctors, our military, our police, our courts, our spies, our business leaders, our celebrities, our friends & family have something to hide. Because if any of them can be manipulated by the data that is being gathered, then all of us lose.
- VMG 13y agoI can see an interesting collective action problem here. In principle, members of congress do not have an interest to be monitored and spied on. However raising protest as an individual member can cause you problems, because the NSA can pressure you. But if they act collectively, they might have a chance.
- axelf 13y agoYep, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Harman#AIPAC_controversy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Harman#AIPAC_controversy
- LoganCale 13y agoThat is huge, and I'd never heard of it before.