TangledHyphae@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agoUS govt pays AT and T to let cops search Americans' phone records – 'usually' without a warrantwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1231arrow-down16
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minus-squareRapidcreek@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoThere are things that are against the law you know. A lot of mob cases were made from wire taps
minus-squareStar@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoBut spying on everyone to catch the relatively few bad guys… Just because criminal organizations have been brought down with these taps doesn’t mean it’s right. Could authorities open all the mail to find something if they wantrd/needed to?
minus-squareRapidcreek@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoSome people like to shout into the wind.
There are things that are against the law you know. A lot of mob cases were made from wire taps
But spying on everyone to catch the relatively few bad guys…
Just because criminal organizations have been brought down with these taps doesn’t mean it’s right. Could authorities open all the mail to find something if they wantrd/needed to?
Some people like to shout into the wind.