All your informations belong to us!
Ah, the post 9/11 world. Privacy versus security. Does old Ben's supposed phrase apply?:
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
“All your informations belong to us!
Ah, the post 9/11 world. Privacy versus security. Does old Ben’s supposed phrase apply?:
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.””
Our Founding Fathers were a VERY smart bunch of fellows. They knew that the rule of law had to be maintained, otherwise there would be anarchy. With anarchy, there would be no Liberty, or Safety (or even Privacy). But they also knew that government authority (law enforcement) would have to be checked against tyrannical abuse, thus the Fourth Amendment.
But, if someone engages in criminal (and terrorist) activity, the Fourth Amendment can and should be used to pierce their forfeited expectation of privacy.