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It is a false dilemma. By losing your privacy you don't get more security. This is the frame the Government(Washington), and the media that depends on Governme

It is a false dilemma. By losing your privacy you don't get more security. This is the frame the Government(Washington), and the media that depends on Government(like the WP) use so they can benefit from terrorism. In fact , when you lose your privacy , you lose your security. What happens when the people in power have all the power and no oversight? Look at Alberto Nisman in Argentina. Look at the Soviet Union for rapist and murderers controlling the police. Nazism in Germany or even the killing of JFK. Are you safer when you are transparent to them but they are opaque to you? How a democracy could work where Government operates in absolute secrecy for the people, but people could not hold secrets against the Government?.

ChrisAntaki 12y ago
> How a democracy could work where Government operates in absolute secrecy for the people Democracy depends on informed consent of the governed. > What happens when the people in power have all the power and no oversight? The phrase "power corrupts - absolute power corrupts absolutely" was inspired by human history. > By losing your privacy you don't get more security. > Are you safer when you are transparent to them but they are opaque to you? Eroding privacy protections aren't necessary. Many recent terrorism attacks could have been nipped in the bud, if more help was accepted from the public. For instance, the underwear bomber's parent warned the CIA [1] of his child. Russian intelligence warned us of the Tsarnaev's [2]. A flight school instructor warned the FBI of suspicious students who didn't seem interested in landing [3]. [1] https://hbr.org/2010/01/why-they-didnt-connect-the-dot https://hbr.org/2010/01/why-they-didnt-connect-the-dot [2] http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2014/04/11/fbi-admits-missed-opportunities-stop-tamerlan-tsarnaev/ http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2014/04/11/fbi-admit... [3] http://www.newsweek.com/terrible-missed-chance-67401 http://www.newsweek.com/terrible-missed-chance-67401 - - - Keeping citizens informed & in the loop would help national security more than anything.

ChrisAntaki 12y ago

> How a democracy could work where Government operates in absolute secrecy for the people Democracy depends on informed consent of the governed. > What happens when the people in power have all the power and no oversight? The phrase "power corrupts - absolute power corrupts absolutely" was inspired by human history. > By losing your privacy you don't get more security. > Are you safer when you are transparent to them but they are opaque to you? Eroding privacy protections aren't necessary. Many recent terrorism attacks could have been nipped in the bud, if more help was accepted from the public. For instance, the underwear bomber's parent warned the CIA [1] of his child. Russian intelligence warned us of the Tsarnaev's [2]. A flight school instructor warned the FBI of suspicious students who didn't seem interested in landing [3]. [1] https://hbr.org/2010/01/why-they-didnt-connect-the-dot https://hbr.org/2010/01/why-they-didnt-connect-the-dot [2] http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2014/04/11/fbi-admits-missed-opportunities-stop-tamerlan-tsarnaev/ http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2014/04/11/fbi-admit... [3] http://www.newsweek.com/terrible-missed-chance-67401 http://www.newsweek.com/terrible-missed-chance-67401 - - - Keeping citizens informed & in the loop would help national security more than anything.