[liberty_lvr]

It can be argued that the Fourth Amendment applies directly to the actions of an over-reaching government that has apparently coerced a number of public-service communications providers into allowing unrestricted cataloging and data-mining of private records.

While I respect your opinion, since it is lucid and based on your best interpretation of the relevant clause, in this case I just can't reconcile how the records of a public utility can be considered private.

We'll leave the debate over the interpretation of the Fourth Amendment as guaranteeing a right to privacy for a later time!

[WhiteGuy]

just can't reconcile how the records of a public utility can be considered private.


Good point, I'm basing my opinion on the fact that records of phone calls are not available to the public with out a court order. It's like pulling teeth to get detialed records of your own calls if you want them!

The bottom line for me is that I don't trust the government.