This is a “Papa knows best” approach to security policy. We are told that this has helped to keep us safe, and that any loss of civil liberties and sense of privacy is but collateral damage, inconsequential in the grand sweep of things. Many innocents must be violated so that a few guilty people can be stopped. It’s a digital stop-and-frisk, using data trends and a few successes to do huge damage... This is not a right-left thing. This is a right-wrong thing. This is not about short-term damage to political prospects but about long-term damage to democratic ideals. This is not about any particular person or president or party but about principles and limits." nytimes/2013/06/08/opinion/blow-of-slippery-slopes.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:19:40 +0000
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