I happen to believe that the prevention of the Boston bombing or even 9/11 is not justification enough for what is happening. Worse, we didn't give these people a blank check, they have taken it without asking.
I say give Greenwald/Guardian the Assange/Wikileaks treatment. They have to or else they have to let up on Assange/Wikileaks. Then, MSM will finally find their outrage. it could be a good turn of events.
When someone like Snowden has his life ruined for protecting us from our would-be protectors, I view him as a hero who gave his life in the protection of liberty, every bit as much as I do a soldier who loses his life in war.
"Rather, what the August 4 match "identified" was the previously-taken sample from the earlier crime. That sample was genuinely mysterious to Maryland; the State knew that it had probably been left by the victim's attacker, but nothing else. King was not identified by his association with the sample; rather, the sample was identified by its association with King."
Intellectual Ventures is from Texas, right? Does anyone know how to find out whose contributions in 2008 were bundled by Texas lobbyist Ron Kirk (soon thereafter to be rewarded by appointment as USTR)?
Remember in the 1980s, when we put a tariff on Japanese import cars? The US auto makers didn't take the market share that would have afforded them, they just raised their prices by $500 too. Any tariff proposal should include provisions to prevent that from happening again.
On the post: Why The Tech Industry Should Be Furious About NSA's Over Surveillance
1. Enforcement of ordinary crimes
2. Corruption in the form of espionage on behalf of US companies against foreign companies
3. Corruption in the form of espionage on behalf of connected US companies against normal US entities
4. Corruption in the form of blackmail of domestic political opponents by politicians in power
5. Corruption in the form of blackmail of ordinary people by security personnel who copy embarrassing information
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On the post: FBI Boss: Collecting Billions Of Phone Records Could Prevent Next 9/11, Boston Bombing -- Despite Not Having Prevented The Originals
On the post: Microsoft Said To Give Zero Day Exploits To US Government Before It Patches Them
On the post: Rep. Peter King Lies About Glenn Greenwald, Uses Those Lies To Say Greenwald Should Be Arrested & Prosecuted
On the post: The Current Surveillance State Is The End Result Of Two Consecutive Presidents Rewriting Their Job Descriptions
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On the post: Perhaps The NSA Should Figure Out How To Keep Its Own Stuff Secret Before Building A Giant Database
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On the post: Google Opens Up Some More: The 'Secret' Computer System It Uses To Give Info To NSA Is Secure FTP
On the post: Perhaps The NSA Should Figure Out How To Keep Its Own Stuff Secret Before Building A Giant Database
On the post: How Can NSA Surveillance Leaks Both Be No Big Deal And Put Us All In Danger?
On the post: Edward Snowden: Whistleblower Behind Leaks Outs Himself
On the post: Horrifying Supreme Court Ruling Lets Police Collect DNA Because You Might Just Be A Horrible Criminal
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The same can be said for fingerprints.
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On the post: Lawsuit Over Who Gets Starbucks Tips
I know what my next Photoshop project is now!
On the post: IP Commission Thinks YOU Should Pay For China's Infringement
On the post: How Long Before A Patent Kills A Hundred Million People?
It didn't kill 100 million in its first three months, but it still might in its last three months.
On the post: Reporters Find Exposed Personal Data Via Google, Threatened With CFAA Charges
So now I'm a criminal because I didn't ask my browser to get it?
On the post: The War On Journalists: DOJ Claimed Fox News Reporter Was An 'Aider, Abettor, Co-Conspirator' With Leaker
Re: So, anyone who still believes that "1984" is fiction?
On the post: The War On Journalists: DOJ Claimed Fox News Reporter Was An 'Aider, Abettor, Co-Conspirator' With Leaker
Yes, the old fashioned way: meeting in parking garages wearing trench coats.
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