there's a new bill thing. Is it too late again? I don't know. Read section 309. Not the summary. The summary just sounds like funding or something. The actual text under 309. It allows all intercepted communications to be stored for 5 years, and longer if they feel like it.
Oh and it's about intercepted communications that weren't intercepted legally. So it basically legalizes existing practices, assuming the data on all US citizens are disposed after 5 years.
Oh thank you! Whenever I hear about something, the first thing I think is `But how does Reddit feel about this?'. I could look myself, sure, but I prefer being notified about the goings-on of forums on different forums. I really appreciate that you took time out of your day to keep up updated on Reddit.
>>8 I'm sorry, but when I tried to search for discussion of the bill, that is all that turned up. It's sad isn't it?
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Anonymous2014-12-16 22:11
>>11 Americans don't have the right to discuss anything. They only have the right to accept whatever transnational corporations tell them to do.
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Anonymous2014-12-17 3:13
>>12 Just so you know, the 5 year limit doesn't apply if the subjects aren't US citizens. There appears to be no limit in that case. So you have less rights than we do in the eyes of our government.
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Anonymous2014-12-17 3:59
Why the fuck is it considered normal to spy on other countries' citizens instead of your own? Is it just me or is that completely backwards. You want to spy on someone spy on your own people.
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Anonymous2014-12-17 11:53
>>14 Your rights end where our safety begins. Now get back onto the naked pyramid so the officer can get a picture with you losers.
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Anonymous2014-12-17 14:32
I wonder if people who sign these petitions get spied on extra hardcore.
Silly >>24. The government will never be punished for breaking the law in the past, regardless if it's legalized later or not. My concern here is that this is a stepping stone. Now they can do it legally. It's only a matter of time before they can use evidence collected like this without a warrant in court, eliminating the need for parallel construction. People are saying this bill allows local law enforcement access to the intercepted communications, but I haven't seen that explicitly in the bill.