NSA collects millions of e-mail address books globally: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...4f9-11e3-80c6-7e6dd8d22d8f_story.html?hpid=z1
Cool story bro. I'm betting your teen neighbor has collected more email addresses and sold them to spammers, but what ever gives you something to rally behind.
Give me the same choice when my government does it. Oh, that's right; I don't have a choice!
You have a choice of which companies you use, and you have a choice of which government you use. If you find a better deal, move.
Don't get me wrong, I understand what you're saying and where you are coming from; however I have long been a believer in several things. 1. Don't complain unless you have a better solution. 2. Don't just complain, do something. 3. Remember that you always have a choice, you just have to accept the consequences.
I'm just tired of people making mountains out of mole hills and ignoring the real mountains.
That's it? That's your answer? Do you want me to deconstruct your logic in that argument till it hurts humanity or do you just want it at face value?
I'll go easy; until others add to the list of the many things I may have forgotten.
With your logic, you will live in this world and try to cope without: A phone! Credit Cards (though admittedly some people decide not to have them because they can't)! A bank account! A bank loan! A mortgage! Renting if you can't afford to own (refer to bank loan)! Medical issues (I guess you could use holistic healing entirely)! A dentist! A doctor! Electricity! Water! Checks! Paying taxes (although I am with you on this if you can do it)! Computers (though you may be able to own one without putting your info on it, but I doubt it; and you will have to pay cash for it)!
This is for starters! I have a challenge for you! You find me any of the above services that positively will not collect my personal information and subsequently use it for marketing or whatever; and I will join you!
You chose all of that out of convenience, because you have a quality of life that you're used to, or because everyone else is doing it. It's still your choice, period. You accept the consequences of sharing your information for the convenience of living your life the way your chose. Why don't you demand those companies stop collecting your information? Because you agreed to their terms of service. You still live in the US because you chose to, because it's the best option, so agree with the terms of service or move out.
It's illegal to track innocent civilians without probable cause. !
You chose all of that out of convenience, because you have a quality of life that you're used to, or because everyone else is doing it. It's still your choice, period. You accept the consequences of sharing your information for the convenience of living your life the way your chose. Why don't you demand those companies stop collecting your information? Because you agreed to their terms of service. You still live in the US because you chose to, because it's the best option, so agree with the terms of service or move out.
You keep flat out ignoring that part about data being automatically stored, without intervention of anyone or any type of tracking, and no one looking at it unless a warrant is obtained. Please tell me how storing information is illegal. No one is tracked without a warrant. Please, keep focusing on the one or two abuses a year, rather than the millions of foreign records, the thousands of international criminals, and dozens of attacks on the US that have been prevented. I'd rather see 9/11 a few more times rather than know someone might look at my grandma's gumbo recipe... NOT.
Essentially all that means is the government has a place to go when it has a warrant to look at information, rather than call the local phone company and tell some random guy they have a warrant and need access to XYZ phone records.
you have a choice of which government you use. If you find a better deal, move.
Actually the NSA director came out admitting he lied about all that, and nothing has really been connected to any of their data mining and abuse.the thousands of international criminals, and dozens of attacks on the US that have been prevented.
You keep flat out ignoring that part about data being automatically stored, without intervention of anyone or any type of tracking, and no one looking at it unless a warrant is obtained...
Essentially all that means is the government has a place to go when it has a warrant to look at information, rather than call the local phone company and tell some random guy they have a warrant and need access to XYZ phone records.