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by jlarocco 4780 days ago
No, it's not. If a person isn't suspected of a crime the government shouldn't be searching or collecting any of their information. This isn't China or North Korea, we're supposed to be a free country.

It's also amusing how sure you seem about some things, while also adding in a few "hopefully"-s here and there. The truth is, you don't have any idea what they're doing because they don't tell anybody.

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The truth is, you don't have any idea what they're doing because they don't tell anybody.

Well, the US government did grant immunity to the big TelComs for their participation in the "Domestic" surveillance program a few years ago...

That tells me all I need to know.

RedPhone anyone? http://www.whispersystems.org/