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In reply to the discussion: Take A Break From The Snowden Drama For A Reminder Of What He's Revealed So Far [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)36. Here, let me try to make this clear. I don't want peeping toms 'collecting and storing' my phone
data. I am living in what we are told is a Democracy. I don't want my MOTHER tracking my phone calls.
I don't want my husband tracking my phone habits. It is CREEPY, it is skin crawlingly weird to know that strangers' maybe outsourced strangers in some foreign country, are 'storing your data'. It is Orwellian, it is wrong and finally it is ILLEGAL.
Stop with the excuses. There IS NO excuse for this. Who are these people?? Nearly everyone I know is totally creeped out by this disgusting behavior and if it was anyone but the powerful government over which we have completely lost control they would be arrested for this. I am sick to death of the apologia we are seeing for something that is totally indefensible in any civilized society.
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Catherina
Jun 2013
OP
Yes but on the other hand, his former girlfriend was a pole dancer and he was expelled from kinder-
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#5
That is what is known so far. No one knows yet the full extent of what he stole, at least the
still_one
Jun 2013
#6
So, what do you think about the ffact that the US has turned into a huge Surveillance State?
sabrina 1
Jun 2013
#95
No. The story is already moving from mass warrantless surveillance to what they do with the info
KurtNYC
Jun 2013
#72
I don't think this story will go away no matter what twisted spin or distraction some may invent
Catherina
Jun 2013
#17
Ironic that he's being accused of spying for exposing the government was spying on everybody. nt
limpyhobbler
Jun 2013
#19
Here, let me try to make this clear. I don't want peeping toms 'collecting and storing' my phone
sabrina 1
Jun 2013
#36
I'll try to make it simple. If I agree to someone having access to something that belongs to me,
sabrina 1
Jun 2013
#44
I prefer to give CONSENT and HAVE KNOWLEDGE of the people and the info I give out.
Th1onein
Jun 2013
#66
And when you first used Google at what point did you sign up to terms of service?
intaglio
Jun 2013
#106
Reading this post it is quite obvious the poster lacks the ability to think clearly
intaglio
Jun 2013
#114
I'm sure MANY have died as the result of the release of this information.
bullwinkle428
Jun 2013
#26
He's revealed nothing that wasn't already known. This entire thing is ridiculous theatre.
harmonicon
Jun 2013
#93
K&R! The real story is not Snowden, but the NSA's violation of our privacy. n/t
backscatter712
Jun 2013
#102