Why is the Solicitor General arguing in favor of warrantless cell phone data siezure?

[Earth_First]

I cannot for the life of me understand why this administration would argue in favor of allowing warrantless cell phone data siezure...

[villager]

1. Even if you don't *understand* it, surely be now you *expect* it?

Has this administration ever showed us anything else?

[billhicks76]

7. This Should Be A Featured Story Here

Any NSA defenders are usually paid for managed sock-puppet profiles like those managed by STRATFOR. They can have thousands if comments to their name because it's a job, one person manages up to 100 profiles a day and if they get demoted it promoted the next person takes over the cache. New York Times and New Yorker exposed this practice and HuffPost had a community moderator get caught censoring entire 911 and IraqWar threads.

[villager]

8. What's hilarious is that rightwing spam-bots on sites like this will flail with the "alert" button

...and huff & puff outrage whenever they're called out thusly.

Another of their techniques, I guess.

[Boreal]

11. STRATFOR?

Or HBGary?

But, yes, LOTS of sock puppets and shills all over the web.

[AngryAmish]

2. They are in power.

Privacy is for little people.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. I can.

and it has none to do with democracy or freedom. If I were to be kind, it is the same reason they argued for pager data over a decade ago. (Yes that was during the Clinton Administration)

I should remind you that Echelon was exposed during the Clinton Administration.

This is where there is little light between the two parties.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

4. The system defends itself, not the people.

And if you think it's bad now wait until the next GOP authoritarian is in office.

[JDPriestly]

5. No respect for our privacy.

What is their reasoning? That creeps can listen in on our calls if they want to?

The NSA is so creepy, a bunch of sick, peeping Toms. Honestly.

[villager]

9. Their whole politics is a sickness. That's why this country won't make it intact...

...through this century.

The rot will eventually, finally, take its toll.

[etherealtruth]

6. This so so extraordinarily frightening n/t

[alarimer]

10. Because that's his job nowadays.

And it's what this President wants.

[Jesus Malverde]

12. They've invested billions in these programs.

They need to protect their investment.

[woo me with science]

13. Every day. Every single day.

The only reason anybody expresses shock is because we have been trained by incessant propaganda to feign willful partisan delusion.

We are relentlessly betrayed by our corporate owners and their purchased politicians. They. Do. Not. Work. For. Us.

[marshall]

14. Privacy is dead

Or perhaps it is evolving. Whether you're a billionaire like Sterling or a poor emigrant with a cheap disposable cell phone, your privacy is no a protected right anymore.