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Comment I see what you're saying . . . (Score 1) 118

The next and best way to monitor communications!

Perhaps it would be best to use this for people who are already at risk for tooth decay or health problems that warrant replacement teeth, but unless you work out a way to hook it up to a voice recognition device for dictation, it's worthless to me!

Comment Re:Judicial control is what was missing (Score 5, Insightful) 146

A secret court, unexposed to public scrutiny, will be abused. The idea that oversight equals accountability outside of the view of the public is fairly trusting, and misses the fact that you're trying to fix a problem by making it bigger.

If the judicial branch of the government is going to work outside the framework of law that it is built upon, the what's the point? Without checks that can actually be checked by an outside agency, there is no way to limit infractions, corruption, and abuse.

Comment Re:Going nowhere (Score 1) 137

However, a large number of people are in situations they find morally questionable, or are simply just a bit too comfortable to actually do more.
With few open and obvious results to writing campaigns, calling and emailing representatives, and even voting, venting is bound to happen.
The more that is heard about secret courts and secret laws, the less the public feels they are actually in control of their government.

Comment Re:Tinfoil time (Score 1) 98

Except for, you know, the public. The general public had no idea how ridiculous the surveillance was. I think everyone assumed there was some surveillance going on... but capturing everything? Really? At the tune of 80 billion a year? That money could go towards curing cancer or heart disease and they'd save a lot more lives than they ever will preventing the occasional terrorist attack, and it's doubtful they've actually prevented anything give that in most cases the perpetrators couldn't even find weapons or explosives without the undercover FBI agents offering to sell them the stuff.

Emphasis mine
I wonder if the justification, "But think of the *insert behavior you're discouraging here* we stopped with this!" was brought over from the MPAA/RIAA side of things first, or if they've simply got someone inside the NSA trying to find the pirates for them.

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