Lol, it's not so much what you are doing or have done. The "I'm not doing anything wrong so have nothing to worry about" thinking is what will eventually lead to the sheep being slaughtered by the wolf. Even outside of Gov't's channels, the Data Collection industry has been a quiet giant for the last decade here in the U.S., not so much abroad. Programs have been written that can, with over 90% assuredly - predict WHO you are just by monitoring the movement of your cell phone, let alone purchasing habits or what web pages you visit, etc. Seemingly benign in nature, facts are facts and there's little wonder how wrong it could go, should the Gov't's ever NEED to know where you are or what you are doing. Many forget how law enforcement works these days whereas THOUGHTS and TALK of crimes are just as we'll as actually committing them, without the means or remote possibility of even carrying them out. This is not hysteria, it's happening! O'Bama has done more to put guns into American Homes than any other president. I cant get a damned box of freakin ammo anymore, let alone it cost 2x what it should.
The U.S. Surveillance Industry has grown faster than the Medical Industry over the last decade. Industry trade shows that used to have maybe a hundred vendors, now has hundreds. Billions are being spent on listening, watching and recording. Interestingly, to surveil WITHIN our borders, not outside. O'Bama, as President, now has the ability to seize any citizen, anywhere n the world and on U.S. soil as well, hold them without process, or charge, without notification to anyone, INDEFINITELY... Ia amazing that the U.S. has criticized other countries for all these same things. It's amusing, and sad all the same. Political activism here in the U.S. is all but dead, and I'm not talking about Tea Parties and Occupy crapola... We have more surveillance here in the FREE Country than in many other places where you would expect it.
I'm no conspiracy theorist, doomsday preacher, etc., etc. but the longest standing REPUBLIC lasted a bit over 500 years and decayed from within, not the barbarians beating down the gates. We hold witness to the decay as it is happening. Where it will end is anyone's guess.
Bottom line is, why do they need to know what is on my Facebook pages, or what programs I use on MS Windows? Let alone accessing it without due process! Why are Judges not trusted, that they (agency's) can't get warrants which are RARELY DENIED, they (Judges) are supposed to be the balance to the means... Why, as an example in Sprint (cell phones) alone, there's been over 2 million Location request's by police agencies, outside of warrants? Why do we place stigma on those who refuse to submit, thereby assuming they are doing something wrong? Why do they deny, when we all know its being done... It goes on and on... Anyways...
"A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." - Gerald R. Ford
“It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” ― Benjamin Franklin
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." - Lord Acton
So then... Our GREAT leaders as we call them, have only the intent to do GOOD with this power... Hmmmmmmmm?
History says otherwise!
Good Day!
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