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| Re: Invasion of Privacy? Nah...... [message #344640 is a reply to message #344639] |
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| pawkyfox wrote on Sun, 03 August 2008 16:37 |
| Ryu wrote on Sun, 03 August 2008 10:33 |
lol, I'm pretty sure that will never pass.
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This ain't no bill, buddy!
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No, They will never get a pass to actually seize your property, It's yours, not theirs, What gives them the right?
If this actually comes into play, and your okay with it.. something is wrong with you.
Presence is a curious thing, if you think you need to prove it... you probably never had it in the first place.
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| Re: Invasion of Privacy? Nah...... [message #344682 is a reply to message #344635] |
Sun, 03 August 2008 12:53 |
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Does anybody know if SD cards and the like will set off metal detectors? I know a USB flash drive will, but I don't know if SD cards have a high enough metal content to trip the sensors. If they don't, then there's at least one way to get your sensitive information past Homeland Scrutiny without letting them take a peek.
This "only the guilty need fear" crap really pisses me off. Unlawful/unreasonable search and seizure is one of the reasons why we live in the United States of America instead of the Colonies of Great Britain- and yet these Homeland Scrutiny assholes (never mind the rest of the government) are getting away with worse and worse offenses every day. We have a whole Constitutional amendment dedicated to outlawing this shit, and they do it anyway. The worst part is that nobody pays any attention to it- they just assume that's how it's always been, or that the government is responsible enough, and go on with life and only bitch about it when it slows them down getting somewhere.
Power corrupts. If we let the government keep claiming powers like these, they will use them whenever and wherever they can... and they will continue to seek broader powers. They may not be doing it with any intent to do harm in mind, but harm will be done. Write your representatives, spread the word- whatever you can do to make even the tiniest difference. The government and its agencies can only claim what powers we allow it to through our lack of vigilance and concern.
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. Horrid mischief would ensue were (the law-abiding) deprived of the use of them." - Thomas Paine
Remember, kids: illiteracy is cool. If you took the time to read this, you are clearly a loser who will never get laid. You've been warned.
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| Re: Invasion of Privacy? Nah...... [message #344705 is a reply to message #344698] |
Sun, 03 August 2008 14:32 |
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| R315r4z0r wrote on Sun, 03 August 2008 16:52 |
Do you get them back? Or do they just basically take it and send it off and you never see it again?
They said "undetermined periods of time" but that may be forever. It's absolutely retarded if you ask me... as I take my laptop with me when I travel..
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Well, as long as they want to. I imagine you get the stuff back eventually, BUT the damage would have already been done by then. Them taking it for a second is still infinitely longer than they should have seized it.
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| Re: Invasion of Privacy? Nah...... [message #345124 is a reply to message #344682] |
Tue, 05 August 2008 09:31 |
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| NukeIt15 wrote on Sun, 03 August 2008 15:53 |
Does anybody know if SD cards and the like will set off metal detectors? I know a USB flash drive will, but I don't know if SD cards have a high enough metal content to trip the sensors. If they don't, then there's at least one way to get your sensitive information past Homeland Scrutiny without letting them take a peek.
This "only the guilty need fear" crap really pisses me off. Unlawful/unreasonable search and seizure is one of the reasons why we live in the United States of America instead of the Colonies of Great Britain- and yet these Homeland Scrutiny assholes (never mind the rest of the government) are getting away with worse and worse offenses every day. We have a whole Constitutional amendment dedicated to outlawing this shit, and they do it anyway. The worst part is that nobody pays any attention to it- they just assume that's how it's always been, or that the government is responsible enough, and go on with life and only bitch about it when it slows them down getting somewhere.
Power corrupts. If we let the government keep claiming powers like these, they will use them whenever and wherever they can... and they will continue to seek broader powers. They may not be doing it with any intent to do harm in mind, but harm will be done. Write your representatives, spread the word- whatever you can do to make even the tiniest difference. The government and its agencies can only claim what powers we allow it to through our lack of vigilance and concern.
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Don't forget about transfering stuff into binary =D
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| Re: Invasion of Privacy? Nah...... [message #345136 is a reply to message #344635] |
Tue, 05 August 2008 10:46 |
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I heard about this a while ago, and was surprised that this was taking place in the United States.
To be honest, the only thing I'm worried they'll find on my laptop is a Fiona Flanagan album.
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| Re: Invasion of Privacy? Nah...... [message #345152 is a reply to message #344635] |
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It isn't the thought of what they might find that pisses me off and scares me, it's knowing that they can look in the first place without either probable cause or a warrant.
I couldn't give two shits whether some suit knows what I've been reading/watching/writing/doing; the means he uses to find out are what's got my knickers in a twist. Nobody, regardless of what color of authority they're operating under, has any right to search me, my notes, or my hard drive unless I'm suspected of a crime. Even then, they have to bloody well inform me what I'm suspected of doing before I have to let them do anything of the kind- even if they have a warrant, they've got to show it to me before they can act on it. If they have probable cause, then it'd better be a damn good cause that'll stand up in court- because I will fight it.
No matter how you try to justify or defend it, the circumvention of search & seizure protection is one of the worst abuses imaginable. We have those protections for a very good reason, and allowing them to be eroded or destroyed will result in very bad things happening.
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. Horrid mischief would ensue were (the law-abiding) deprived of the use of them." - Thomas Paine
Remember, kids: illiteracy is cool. If you took the time to read this, you are clearly a loser who will never get laid. You've been warned.
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