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MisdemeanorRebel
2014 May 23, 3:58am
Thanks for this, FW. I think of the Lavabit shutdown:
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/5/22/lavabit_founder_govt_bold_face_lies
Where the founder said that basically any "Technical Assistance" he was required to provide by law was rejected; the FBI wanted the keys to ALL the emails, not just those they were interested in and/or those connected with those emails. They wanted the key to all 400,000 accounts.
FortWayne
2014 May 23, 5:07am
It's kind of frightening to read this one, linked from the article you posted.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/20/why-did-lavabit-shut-down-snowden-email
"If we allow our government to continue operating in secret, it is only a matter of time before you or a loved one find yourself in a position like I did – standing in a secret courtroom, alone, and without any of the meaningful protections that were always supposed to be the people's defense against an abuse of the state's power."
MisdemeanorRebel
2014 May 23, 6:48am
"If we allow our government to continue operating in secret, it is only a matter of time before you or a loved one find yourself in a position like I did – standing in a secret courtroom, alone, and without any of the meaningful protections that were always supposed to be the people's defense against an abuse of the state's power."
Oh, but the Very Serious people like Michael Kinsley and David Gregory assure me that "Due Process" is "Any Process". And that Very Serious Journalists repeat mealy-mouth--- I mean, accurate phrases --- from government and obediently use the approved term "Targeted Killings" instead of "Assassinations without due process"
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/22/gutted-nsa-bill-passes-house-but-privacy-and-tech-groups-abandoned-ship.html
You can never beat the big brother. But if you don't bother your congressmen and make them understand they will be out if they don't handle this issue, nothing will change.
"I think it's ironic that a bill that was intended to increase transparency was secretly changed between the committee markup and floor consideration,” said Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), who originally co-sponsored the bill. “And it was altered in worrisome ways.
There is strong bipartisan concern that this bill makes it legal for the NSA to continue mass surveillance of U.S. citizens,” Lofgren said in a statement emailed to The Daily Beast after the vote. “Without much needed improvements to the USA FREEDOM Act, Congress risks a continuation of mass surveillance in this extension of the Patriot Act."