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    Default Re: I Am Shocked, Shocked that U.S. Gov Abused Blank Check Powers

    So wait, Americans who were in the Middle East talking on satellite phones are surprised/shocked to learn that they were being listened in on? Being DOD sat phones makes it even better.

    Here's another newsflash- cell phones are also easily eavesdropped on and trackable! Shock!

    Should the government be wasting it's time listening in on personal conversations of it's own personnel? No. But we're talking about government- wasting resources and invading your privacy is what it does best.
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    Default Re: I Am Shocked, Shocked that U.S. Gov Abused Blank Check Powers

    Quote Originally Posted by Xiahou View Post
    So wait, Americans who were in the Middle East talking on satellite phones are surprised/shocked to learn that they were being listened in on? Being DOD sat phones makes it even better.

    Here's another newsflash- cell phones are also easily eavesdropped on and trackable! Shock!

    Should the government be wasting it's time listening in on personal conversations of it's own personnel? No. But we're talking about government- wasting resources and invading your privacy is what it does best.
    Right- so its better to just pass an invasion of privacy as "something it does best" and move on, rather than proposing any change to it? Hey, taxing is what the government does best too, should we let them tax however much they want?
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