i just need some clarification please. the government can legally tap your stuff, but the company allowing them to do it can't? if that is true, they should be sued for being stupid. but the gov't should pass the immunity, or cancel the whole wire tap thing all together, it puts companies in a bad position. and since the telcoms can't do like google and just have the data off shore, they can't just say no too easily can they?
I think the problem for a lot of people [myself for sure] is that the govt is giving retro active immunity. That completely takes awat the ability to do anything about what has gone on and the Constitution clearly states no ex post facto laws can be passed. Yet this is exactly what was done :(
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i just need some clarification please.
the government can legally tap your stuff, but the company allowing them to do it can't?
if that is true, they should be sued for being stupid. but the gov't should pass the immunity, or cancel the whole wire tap thing all together, it puts companies in a bad position. and since the telcoms can't do like google and just have the data off shore, they can't just say no too easily can they?
Is it smart to let commercial companies in on such things anyway? Probably not.
I think the problem for a lot of people [myself for sure] is that the govt is giving retro active immunity. That completely takes awat the ability to do anything about what has gone on and the Constitution clearly states no ex post facto laws can be passed. Yet this is exactly what was done :(
Holy crap, this reply system is wigging out...
My comment above was actually directed at jodosh's comments above -- and then my first correction ended up appended to CosterMonger's comment on the next page...