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Well, here's my thoughts - First, why the hell would you trust that the "transparency" would be real? Admit what Snowden revealed, and keep the next violation
by DuskStar 13y ago
Well, here's my thoughts -
First, why the hell would you trust that the "transparency" would be real? Admit what Snowden revealed, and keep the next violation of human rights under wraps. If we can't verify transparency, it would have to be based on trust - and I see a distinct lack of both the ability to verify the NSA's claims and reasons to trust the NSA.
Second, why would you trust President Obama to follow through on a promise? I believe he promised protections for whistleblowers on the campaign trail, after all.
And third, what good does knowing that the NSA monitors everything do, when all that really does is give them carte blanche to use the data however they want, knowing it won't expose the program? (Program being already exposed)
- jaekwon 13y agoWell said. It won't even matter that the surveillance program is "transparent" if it causes detriment to US hosting providers & also causes the chilling effect. No deal, Obama.
- sage_joch 13y agoI agree that it would be foolish to trust anything Obama says at this point. But I also found a bit of solace in his paying lip service to the Constitution. Given the government's increasingly open hostility toward anything resembling liberty or reason, I had developed a foreboding about how quickly things might devolve into totalitarianism. At least for now it seems we have achieved a temporary moment of stability.
- northwest 13y agoExactly. It will be just another tasteless joke, until they are made just as transparent for us as we have been transparent for them, all these years.