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Citizenfour - Academcy Award for Best Documentary (Original Post) Equinox Moon Apr 2016 OP
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A propos: NSA spying and this election. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #2

JDPriestly

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2. A propos: NSA spying and this election.
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 03:34 PM
Apr 2016

Can you imagine how you will feel if a Trump or Cruz administration is gathering the data from your internet and telephone?

What will they find there. It's total information you know. Think about it. The vast reservoir of information about every single citizen in the US.

At one time in my life, I assisted in a minor role in tracing the fraudulent use of telephone connections. This was long ago. Occasionally, a phone number would be billed with long distance calls incorrectly. It is amazing what you can learn from a person's telephone bill. What you can learn about their life. Who you call. Who calls you maybe. How long the calls last. Fascinating if you have the kind of mind that enjoys sleuthing.

So just a warning about the surveillance. I think it's still technically legal for the US government to collect a lot of personal information about citizens even if they are not suspects or possibly associated in any way to any criminal conduct.

Please keep this in mind. I do not see any of the Republican candidates doing anything to limit the government's ability and legal right to spy on us. And Hillary won't either. She has made that very clear.

Our only hope that the surveillance can be kept to a reasonable program is Bernie.

Please. Please. Consider that.

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