nicely stated On 5/12/06, Gruss wrote: > > > RoMunn wrote: > > The larger question is something we all recognize but most average > people > > are still not congnizant of. There is a growing mountain of data > floating > > around in the world > > 3 points on your question and then one broad point: > > (1.) Much of the information floating around is voluntarily given > versus gained via investigation. While someone could collect it and > "mine" it, I'd say that it should be illegal to do so including for > the government unless a warrant is issued. > > (2.) I believe there's a legal difference between "anonymous" and > "privacy". That is, you have a right to privacy, but not to > anonymity. > > (3.) While we may not have true privacy any longer, there's a > difference between viewing public records and using them to abuse > civil liberties. > > Broad Point: > ========== > All of this work is due to a dysfunctional intelligence community > that's lazy! Look at the 9/11 dudes. A simple enforcement of visa > laws would've prevented it. And there was about 100 other ways that > didn't happen due to slow bureaucracy. (e.g., Colleen Rolly (sp?) the > FBI whistleblower who's Moussai report was shot down by her local > office). > > So, in the end, it's like guns laws and immigration laws. Fix the > problem by enforcing the laws we have! >
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