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> we will only use this information for security purposes as opposed to commercial purposes. They obviously wouldn't lie, would they? And I guess abuse also ne
by MisterWebz 13y ago
> we will only use this information for security purposes as opposed to commercial purposes.
They obviously wouldn't lie, would they? And I guess abuse also never happens.
I thought the point of this was to implement mechanisms that would make occurrence of abuse less likely, instead they're just trying to calm people down.
- mpyne 13y ago> They obviously wouldn't lie, would they? The only lie would be if they said they were going to stop monitoring foreign Internet comms completely. Beyond that, if you're assuming the government will lie as a matter of course then it doesn't matter what Obama said in his speech, as there's nothing he could have said to conclusively guarantee anything you'd want.