NSA director appointment blocked over data privacy questions
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Senator Ron Wyden puts his foot down – for as long as he can

No new top boss at NSA until it answers questions about buying up location, browsing data / Congress must to have an informed public debate about the scope of the NSA’s warrantless surveillance of …::Senator Ron Wyden puts his foot down – for as long as he can

  • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    71·
    11 months ago

    People’s private information is for sale to literally anyone. And the most American thing to do is not to stop that, but to specifically prevent your own security agency from using that info. Anyone else can buy is, it’s perfectly legal for me, or Ford, or the KGB to buy, but god forbid the NSA does it.

    Passing privacy laws doesn’t even seem to have been considered as an option.

    • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      It says in the article:

      The Fourth Amendment provides Americans safeguards from unreasonable search and seizures

      As I understand it: your employer can make you empty your pockets at any time, but the police can do the same only if they have good reason.