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They don't have to know for certain. They just need enough data from multiple sources to get nervous and suddenly the whole investigation is shot.
by Kalium 12y ago
They don't have to know for certain. They just need enough data from multiple sources to get nervous and suddenly the whole investigation is shot.
- nitrogen 12y agoYou mean criminals might stop doing what they are doing because they know they are being investigated? Fantastic! Don't we want them to stop?
- Kalium 12y agoWe want to stop them by catching them. Them stopping and changing their operation to reduce the chances of being caught is not the desired outcome.
- nitrogen 12y agoIf we have to choose between criminals just stopping crime but getting away, and maybe catching them while destroying freedoms in the process, let's go with the first one. The goal should be to stop crime, period, without damaging the lives of the innocent.
- Kalium 12y agoI'm not arguing with that. I'm saying that disclosures that add no value to the public discourse but are of value to criminals are not a good choice of tool for protecting freedoms. To put it another way: supplying useful information to criminals while not helping the public is not a desirable state of affairs.