Criticism aside, I am really relieved to finally see something in this book, besides a few words in the foreword, that actually addresses the books title. I think it raised some genuine concern directly and she took a stance on a topic and even built an argument, what a chapter!
The topic of my previous post was crowd-sourced journalism. In this practice you almost have to acknowledge that privacy is quickly becoming a thing of the past. I can't decide whether I care or am terrified/outraged. Should I just post my SSN right here or boycott every institution that asks for it? The walls are getting thinner daily. How much longer will we be able to be speak without being listened to? Already, we can essentially rule out phone conversations as private.
The ability to listen isn't the new threat. It is the inaction of the people that give those with the consensual violence, the power to use our words against us.
Reporters privilege=
Amendment IV U.S. Constitution
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. (Except for reporters.)
I have yet to make my mind up on this one. It is obvious that it is in the nature of law to consistently contradict. What the reporters privilege says, is that by time they got to the fourth amendment they had already contradicted the first amendment. There shall be no laws that abridge the freedom of the press, therefore we need an exception.
This is scary since it can logically excuse government from search and seizure while trying to petition for a redress of grievances. If government feels the potential for investigations impede their ability to get the "work" done than they too have a right for privilege. Holy shit they call this national security don't they!
Hands off my notes 5-0!
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National Security is a theory that is put into practice to shield the oppressors from critical questioning.
George Tenet says that 80% of what the CIA gathers as credible information can be ascertained through public channels. Only 20% is individual efforts and leg work. So the concerned public can come to the same conclusions that the CIA does with %80 of the information... National Security is a myth.
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