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>> You can't wave off court orders just because you think the Internet is some kind of libertarian cyber-paradise where mortal laws do not apply “One has a mor
by lucajona 13y ago
>> You can't wave off court orders just because you think the Internet is some kind of libertarian cyber-paradise where mortal laws do not apply
“One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
- thrownaway2424 13y agoAre you saying that the Pen Register Act is on par, morally, with Jim Crow?
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- nitrogen 13y agoReferences to prior controversies should not be interpreted as implying a moral equivalence with current controversies.
- mcantelon 13y agoWhen it's used to attack whistleblowers, yes.
- noonespecial 13y agoThat quote would have read “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws so long as those laws are of equal or greater unjustness than Jim Crow.”
- bigB 13y agoIn essence yes at least in the context of this case, as it is essentially segregating those who wish to expose the illegal activity of the government, and those that wish to turn a blind eye. Remember, the NSA lied to congress, which is not only illegal but immoral in itself. Think about it, you get to sleep in your bed tonight, Snowden who knows where ?
- lucajona 13y ago>> Are you saying that the Pen Register Act is on par, morally, with Jim Crow? No.
- malandrew 13y agoYes. It's a multiplier of bad laws like Jim Crow. If these capabilities had existed at the time of Jim Crow, the damage that this would have done compared to what was done would have been far worse. TBH, the fact that black people at the time were poor and had less access to ubiquitous communication probably protected them greatly. I hate to invoke Godwin's law, but also imagine if communications for everyday conversations and the surveillance thereof had existed in 1939.