Judge: Give NSA unlimited access to digital data

PC World ^ | 12-04-2014 | Grant Gross

[RememberRonnie]

The U.S. National Security Agency should have an unlimited ability to collect digital information in the name of protecting the country against terrorism and other threats, an influential federal judge said during a debate on privacy.

"I think privacy is actually overvalued," Judge Richard Posner, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, said during a conference about privacy and cybercrime in Washington, D.C., Thursday.

"Much of what passes for the name of privacy is really just trying to conceal the disreputable parts of your conduct," Posner added. "Privacy is mainly about trying to improve your social and business opportunities by concealing the sorts of bad activities that would cause other people not to want to deal with you."...

In the name of national security, U.S. lawmakers should give the NSA "carte blanche," Posner added. "Privacy interests should really have very little weight when you're talking about national security," he said....

[RememberRonnie]

Admittedly, Posner is not always opposed to privacy. For instance, he thinks that someone who shows up at the polling place shouldn't have to suffer the privacy invasion of showing a photo ID. Apparently his copy of the Constitution has a "Vote Early Vote Often" clause instead of a Fourth Amendment.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I think privacy is actually overvalued," Judge Richard Posner, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit,

If that doesn't scare the hell out of you, nothing will.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"Much of what passes for the name of privacy is really just trying to conceal the disreputable parts of your conduct..."

Which would explain why the feral government engages in so many "top secret" activities.

[txnativegop]

you beat me to it. . .

[HMS Surprise]

Yes. This is what our institutions of higher learning have been producing for the last 40 years. Be afraid, be very afraid.

[KoRn]

This guy needs to be impeached. He is a philosophically corrupted judge.

[JRandomFreeper]

It doesn't scare me. It is however, time to say "Hell no" and enforce that.

They ain't so bad.

/johnny

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

If that doesn't scare the hell out of you, nothing will.

Aint that right. America's enemies finally win. America=USSR=NAZISM. Privacy is overrated :(:(:(:(:( I'm still frickin amazed that it's been so quiet over the gd NSA snoopin. When I was a teen in the 70's, if they'd tried this crap people would have been SCREAMING!

[mrsmel]

I would bet the farm that he doesn’t apply this absurd maxim to Obola, who has hidden things about his past that no former president ever did.

[Bratch]

"Much of what passes for the name of privacy is really just trying to conceal the disreputable parts of your conduct..."

[sourcery]

Because the government should be able to blackmail anyone and everyone, even judges, legislators, Governors and Presidents.

[MeshugeMikey]

here come the judge here come the judge

[JRandomFreeper]

He's 75, out of shape, and a city boy. Does he really scare you?

/johnny

[BipolarBob]

"I think privacy is actually overvalued," Judge Richard Posner

Anybody want to bet if his personal info like his street address and places he frequents and memberships and affiliations were publicly listed that he would feel different?

[driftdiver]

No but all the guys in armored vehicles and carrying automatic weapons standing behind him are a concern.

[Delta Dawn]

I could have sworn that was satire...

[JRandomFreeper]

Nope. They will find something else to do when he's wheelchair bound. They will work for whoever pays them.

And this old loser is a candidate for the retirement home and Depends(tm).

/johnny

[ThunderSleeps]

If that doesn't scare the hell out of you, nothing will.

Very, very true. I mean, holy c**p, how did someone with this {expletive]'d-up view of freedom and liberty get so far?

[gaijin]

Judge Posner

Now I will show you nude photos of my daughter...

[Amendment10]

The problem is that gangsters who were elected to office by stealing elections want access to personal data so that they can use it as a weapon against their enemies, both real and perceived.