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If you lived in a country struggling from terrorism and corruption you'll understand my reasons. I don't mind losing my privacy for sake of safety of people.
by Oras 12y ago
If you lived in a country struggling from terrorism and corruption you'll understand my reasons. I don't mind losing my privacy for sake of safety of people.
- tomp 12y agoNeither did the Germans living under the Stasi. /s
- spacefight 12y agoI mind losing my privacy for the sake of issues affecting a tiny fraction of the population. I also wouldn't mind seeing some stats, that surveillance is an effective tool against the threats you listed.
- Oras 12y agoI see your point and totally agree with it
- bodski 12y ago"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Benjamin Franklin
- russgray 12y agoI always disagreed with that quote, and hate it when people roll it out like it's some sort of irreproachable truth.
- mpyne 12y agoDoesn't help that it's completely out of context as well, IIRC. But even in this quote the weasel word "essential" is included in the term "essential Liberty". So what is absolutely essential? Could there be legitimate disagreements on that?
- GotAnyMegadeth 12y agoIf it's struggling from corruption then that is even worse. What happens when someone who is corrupt gets in charge of the surveillance? They could do anything, like have everyone they don't like branded as terrorists.
- dreamdu5t 12y agoBeing spied on against your will is terrorism. It is corruption in the US as the spying has violated the highest law.