Posted on 11/21/2023 7:41:53 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man
Even Democrats are pushing back against Biden’s police state.
US Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is blowing the whistle on a secretive surveillance program that permits federal, state, local and Tribal law enforcement agencies to surveil over a trillion domestic phone records annually.
On Sunday, Sen. Wyden sent a letter to the Department of Justice warning the Data Analytical Services, formerly known as Hemisphere Project, illegally authorizes government agencies to track, monitor Americans’ calls and analyze the phone records of everyday people who are not suspected of committing any crime, including victims of crimes.
The Democrat lawmaker called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to publicly disclose all documents related to the Hemisphere phone surveillance program. While the documents are not classified, the Justice Department has categorized them as “Law Enforcement Sensitive” to prevent them from being publicly released
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America is now nothing more than a despotic police state.
No, and they are more intrusive.
Text and data are attached to everything. It is much easier monitored than audio.
I hate cell phones, if I could get by without one, I would not own one. Unfortunately to identify today you almost must have a cell phone.
“I hate cell phones, if I could get by without one, I would not own one. Unfortunately to identify today you almost must have a cell phone.”
Ditto, especially smart phones. When I watch TV or movies from around pre-2010, and basic flip phones were being used, I get all nostalgic and jealous. If they hadn’t axed G3, I could still use my BlackBerry which I loved.
Hubby got a flip phone a couple years ago, but it ran on an Android platform.
I’ve been a Ham radio operator for 45 years, traveled on business daily, I was the Last person in my family to own a cell phone and the last person in my company to have one.
I knew where I was, did not need a cell phone. smile.
reauthorize?
It depends upon the bill whether the Executive can reauthorize a bill.
Some, if not most, must be reauthorized by the Congress. Not the Executive.
I suppose the reason D’s are now against it is that Trump might be the next president.
Funny show but makes one wonder why we don’t have pay phones anymore.
99 I don’t hear anything..........
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