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US Federal ID card bill passed. | by wheresthefish | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
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good this is one thing i support. | by joecrouse | 2005-05-11 05:21:05 |
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I don't think it's nearly that simple. | by Ravenlock | 2005-05-11 06:03:31 |
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Wait a second | by frizzgrig | 2005-05-11 07:08:26 |
| Privacy from government and privacy from industry |
by Ravenlock |
2005-05-11 07:16:02 |
are not in my mind the same thing. If I choose to give a grocery store information about my in exchange for a price break, and let them see what vegetables (or ice cream) I bought, that is my choice and the government doesn't get it without a reason.
Ditto for my tv watching habits, my phone records, my library books. I choose to let those institutions track me in exchange for their services - this does not open me up to governmental scrutiny without some reason for an investigation that they have to justify to somebody else.
Your last point - "I don't feel warm and fuzzy about Homeland Sevurity running the program" - is entirely what I'm talking about. It sounds like they will have access to scrutinize far too much at their whim, far too easily, and will not have to justify it to anybody. |
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We have children who hack into the | by frizzgrig | 2005-05-11 07:22:26 |
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I can't necessarily say that isn't true. | by Ravenlock | 2005-05-11 07:29:24 |
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Children who hack into the system do | by voxwoman | 2005-05-11 08:09:08 |
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You kind of missed my point, or ignored it | by frizzgrig | 2005-05-11 10:59:14 |
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They already have access to that information via | by DesertRat66 | 2005-05-11 07:46:40 |
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Doesn't mean you should just roll over. | by McNutcase | 2005-05-11 07:55:40 |
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Exactly. If it's just an SQL-statement away | by Tomo | 2005-05-11 07:59:12 |
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Wait a minute | by DesertRat66 | 2005-05-11 08:07:25 |
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I think I'm going to apply for a governmental | by voxwoman | 2005-05-11 08:10:46 |
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It gets old. | by esbita | 2005-05-11 09:31:34 |
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I've always found it just to be blah (n/t) | by frizzgrig | 2005-05-11 10:51:53 |
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"Hey, this name popped up" - style queries. | by Tomo | 2005-05-11 08:11:34 |
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do I need to post that ACLU video link? | by voxwoman | 2005-05-11 08:14:46 |
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Please do - not seen that one! (n/t) | by Tomo | 2005-05-11 08:16:43 |
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sheesh | by voxwoman | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
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I'm sorry, my Google-fu is weak today. (n/t) | by Tomo | 2005-05-11 08:42:59 |
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mine wasn't much better - | by voxwoman | 2005-05-11 08:49:52 |
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Didn't say you should | by DesertRat66 | 2005-05-11 08:00:25 |
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I agree with both of you. | by Ravenlock | 2005-05-11 08:07:26 |
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Oh, I emailed you, too, btw. | by Ravenlock | 2005-05-11 08:08:24 |
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Nothing showed up (n/t) | by DesertRat66 | 2005-05-11 09:11:02 |
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Hrm. At the GMail one? | by Ravenlock | 2005-05-11 10:30:54 |
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Re-sent. (n/t) | by Ravenlock | 2005-05-11 10:37:49 |
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Still nada | by DesertRat66 | 2005-05-11 11:54:17 |
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Nope. | by Ravenlock | 2005-05-11 13:11:45 |
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Okay, tried again. :) (n/t) | by Ravenlock | 2005-05-11 13:14:08 |
