Capability is Driving Policy, Not Just at the NSA But Also in Police Departments, this includes all of US in Albuquerque , NM too. By Catherine Crump, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at 11:25am If you’re concerned about the dragnet nature of the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs, then you should also pay attention to what your local police department is doing. You may find that the dragnet surveillance happening there has a lot in common with the NSA’s mass collection of phone log data. More and more when it comes to monitoring the public, capability is driving policy. The limits of law enforcement surveillance are being determined by what is technologically possible, not what is wise or even lawful. And it’s not uncommon for the police to use a new technology in secret for as long as they can, and then allow the courts to sort out legality once the issue finally comes before them.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 08:48:38 +0000
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