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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
What is your expectation of privacy in America?
Feb 27, 2015
Congratulations! You have been hired to a great new job in Sweden. Ready for your micro-chip to be implanted? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9QZ7E9nvrY
Excerpt: "...there’s a good chance this case against the NSA’s practice of collecting so-called metadata – numbers called, call duration, call times, and more – violates the Constitution’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. Judge Leon also found that the plaintiffs (read: all Americans) “will suffer irreparable harm” if the NSA’s bulk phone data collection doesn’t stop."
That's the good news. The bad news is that the Judge put a stay on his order so that the NSA can appeal.
More information at: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/us-judge-rules-nsa-bulk-phone-surveillance-probably-unconstitutional/
Excerpt: Microsoft Corp. is convinced it must “invest in protecting customers’ information from a wide range of threats, which if the allegations are true, include governments,” Matt Thomlinson, general manager of trustworthy computing, said in an e-mail. He didn’t provide details.Internet companies including Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Microsoft and Apple Inc. are trying to distance themselves from news reports that they gave the agency data on electronic communications of Americans and foreigners or have lax security.
More information at: http://bloom.bg/18AkUr9
Do you have an expectation of privacy? If so, what country do you live in?
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/11/14/208438/americans-personal-data-shared.html
Some governors -- including Mark Dayton in Minnesota -- have considered requiring a "black box" for every car so drivers are automatically billed for road tolls. The government would then know exactly where you have driven -- possibly, in real time: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-roads-black-boxes-20131027,0,6090226.story#axzz2ixoAxU00
Yes, the government is reading your email, and more:
"...while Prism has attracted the recent attention, the program actually is a relatively small part of a much more expansive and intrusive eavesdropping effort." http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2013/06/15/secret-to-prism-success-even-bigger-data-seizure-n1620804
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