@9FDZGHP8mos8MO
That’s an excuse to track normal citizens because if you wanted to track them don’t use “basic data collection” just track the one guy
@9GLFTKN6mos6MO
That this would violate peoples rights because they would be looking into people who have northing to do with it.
@9GDGP3N7mos7MO
Security and hypothetically saving lives will always be the argument used to infringe on individual liberties. Ex: the patriot act, which was designed solely to increase governmental surveillance of citizens and realistically has done little to no good for America. I may be mistaken, but for the countless years before increased surveillance of citizens, this country was not some nightmare where endless terrorist attacks occurred and there was lawless chaos everywhere. We have a responsibility to keep ourselves safe and free
@9FN33KQ7mos7MO
Privacy is a basic human right, nobody wants to have their private conversations and activities seen and monitored.
@9LQ3WXX2wks2W
Data collection can be misused and it's a right to be able to keep data to yourself unless suspected.
@9GZ8MPH6mos6MO
only suspected people should be under that type of watch because regular people have done nothing wrong and do not need any surveillance
@9GQL5PB6mos6MO
Basic data collection will allow the NSA to make sure that whoever is suspected of being a terrorist is not and will keep our country safe.
@9GN4RNH6mos6MO
Too much data is being harvested already. The C.I.A. and F.B.I. should be the agencies that ferrit out suspected terrorists by more traditional means of intelligence gathering.
@9FWC5MH7mos7MO
I agree basic data collection is necessary to track suspected terrorists AND SHOULD REQUIRE A WARRANT so they can track SUSPECTED TEERORISTS and not every american.
@9FN78FQ7mos7MO
Fair that basic data is necessary, but that basic data is also violating the innocent. Who decides what is basic, and how long before something basic can go deep. Even basic information can become circumstantial depending on perspective. This increases the chances of wrongful convictions.
@9FF7652Libertarian8mos8MO
NSA has shown they are incapable of harvesting data without the need to collect from ordinary US citizens data.
@9GH2GCNLibertarian6mos6MO
It is against the constitution to take our personal data without our consent and you know damn well you aren't using it to catch terrorists.
The basic data collection infringes on the innate right of privacy every human deserves, the right to jerk off in the bathroom should not be the concern of the NSA.
@JonBSimConstitution2yrs2Y
What's to stop officials from falsely labeling political opponents as terrorists?
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