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Report against mass Surveillance - Washington Post: LINK ¤ WASHINGTON POST

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• "a report of the - privacy and civil liberties oversight board !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "PCLOB - an independent executive branch board - concludes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that the NSA’s program - of phone records !"

 

 

 

 

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• "was illegal - and should end !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the statute - upon which the program was based - Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act !"

 

 

 

 

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• "did not provide an adequate basis - to support this program !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the report of the panel - also concludes that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "there must not be threats - to civil liberties !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and this program must become sustainable - from a policy perspective !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the report could not identify a - single instance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "in which the telephone records program - made a concrete difference !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in the outcome - of an intelligence investigation !"

 

 

 

 

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• "into a planned - criminal act !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the 238-page report - is arguably the most extensive analysis - to date !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "of the program’s statutory - and constitutional - underpinnings !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the program cannot be grounded - in Section 215 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it was impossible - that all the records - collected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "could be relevant - to a single investigation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the report concluded - that the NSA program raised - "constitutional concerns"  !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the citizens’ rights - of speech !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "association - and privacy - must be protected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the privacy - and civil liberties - must be fully protected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "( they must not be reduced - by a kind of bulk collection ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "any requests - have to be tailored - to the needs - of a specific investigation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the question is - can there be a kind of - general collection ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "that can guarantee - the privacy - and civil liberties !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edward Snowden - Questions and Answers - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN


Question: - "what was realistic - because of that collection of data ?!"

 

• "there are two reasons - to be against - mass surveillance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the first was well-understood - study after study had show !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that human behavior - changed - when one thought - being watched !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the second was not so easily understood - would be the effect !"

 

 

 

 

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• "of records - of the daily activities - of a single person !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "an ability called - "retroactive investigation"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "when a person - once would come to their attention - for whatever reason !"

 

 

 

 

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• "they could have a record - of the daily activity - of this person !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in the future - going back - into the past !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in a way - where they searched for things - they wanted to see !"

 

 

 

 

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• "if there was a - strange detail ?! - ( even the most innocent individuals - had a detail sometime ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "then they could try to use that - or if it was not strange enough !"

 

 

 

 

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• "they had to claim things - which built on that !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Question: - "how should the community of states - react ?!"

 

• "we need to work - together !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to agree on a reasonable - international norm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "for the limitations - on spying !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "we need a - global forum !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and global funding - committed to the development of - security standards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that enforce our right - to privacy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "through science - and technology !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Question: - "under what conditions would you agree - to return home ?!"

 

• "returning home - would be the best resolution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "for the government - the public - and myself !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

• "but unfortunately not realistic - in the face of the whistleblower laws !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "not all actions - of the security agencies - were bad !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the biggest challenges - were the new communication - techniques !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "this was done - not because it was necessary - but possible !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "a person should be able - to dial a number - make a purchase !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "send an SMS - write an email - or visit a website !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "without having to think - about what it was going to look - like on their record !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "this is a global challenge - and we need to fix it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Question: - "do you think our democracy - will be stronger ?!"

 

• "yes - it will !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "what makes this country strong - is the system of - democratic values !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "we can correct the framework - of the laws !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and restrain the agencies - so that there is no overreach !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MASS SURVEILLANCE - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ MASS SURVEILLANCE