Accept the following:
Any government can and will use every method at their disposal, “legal” and “illegal”, to protect national security.
Only two types of people will deny this: Idealists, and Ignorants.
The only difference is, if it’s “legal”, it’s easier than if it’s “illegal”.
So all the debate about government surveillance is meaningless. It doesn’t matter what anyone says, it doesn’t matter how many people get mad, it doesn’t matter if a law is passed, or not.
However, no government will use every method at their disposal on every individual in every instance in every form.
Only two types of people will deny this: Conspiracy Fanatics, and Ignorants.
Noone cares that you’re watching ‘Game Of Thrones’. Noone cares that you’re calling someone to say “Hi, what’s up?”. Noone cares that you’re forwarding a chain email to 100 people.
Here’s the problem, as with DNA (see ‘Big Brother Is Swabbing’):
Because this can be done, therefore it can be abused. Fact. (See ‘Hoover, J. Edgar’)
There are so many permutations, good and bad, that I can’t even conceive of them, let alone bother to try to list them. Just think about it.
Will some horrible people be stopped from doing horrible things via legal/illegal means? Of course.
Will some people that have done nothing wrong be fcked with because of some BS reason that is enabled by blanket legal/illegal powers? Of course. (see ‘Big Brother Is Swabbing’)
So read ‘1984’ and ‘Animal Farm’, keep your minds open, and remember that there is no such thing as ThoughtCrime. Not yet, at least.
-Puppy >.< Yip!