blog.wired.com - 1/13/2009
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If you think you're being watched, you're probably right. The American Civil Liberties Union posted a website Monday showing that government-financed surveillance cameras are running rampant across the United States. All the while, studies suggest they do nothing to cut down on violent crime. ...
blog.wired.com - 1/16/2009
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Bush_putin At a press briefing this morning that
touched on issues like the White House's extrajudicial wiretapping...
program and torture policies, the president was asked a question about Vladimir Putin's plan to hold on to power when his term as ...
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SURVEILLANCE SOCIETY running rampant.
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Instapundit —
SURVEILLANCE SOCIETY running rampant.
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The watchers and the end of the zone of privacy
TigerHawk —
I have to admit, stories like this , which are amplified and made scarier by blog posts like this , disturb my inner libertarian. No, I do not think the prevention of mere crime is reason enough to monitor our daily lives, and I believe I would be willing to endure at least some amount of actual domestic terrorism before I would sign up for Richard's surveillance "swarm." (Of course, I would prefer not to face that choice, which is why I want to fight them "over there," but you knew that already.) CWCID: Glenn Reynolds . 0 Comments: Post a ...
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