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Originally Posted by jmf
Why are so many people affraid of being "watched". I thought as americans we thought that it was safer to give up our freedom? If you carry a cell phone someone knows where you are. Mostly if you are following the rules no one is going to notice you.
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This is a VERY dangerous attitude to have. The framers of the Constitution realized the need to maintain a wall of separation between the public and the government to prevent abuse. This includes fishing expeditions where government officials can use their office to harass people and try to find a reason to arrest them. Imagine, if you will, that every single day the police were sent to search your house. You have nothing to hide, right? Suppose though that a police officer mistook something they found for evidence of a crime. You now have to take time out of your day and spend money on legal representation in order to clear your name. Innocence does not mean that you will not suffer because of it. No, the wall of separation MUST be maintained in order to maintain some sense of freedom and privacy in one's own life. I do not choose to use social networks like Twitter or Facebook to publish the details of my daily life so I see no reason why I would want to involuntarily make them accessible to government officials of unknown intent.
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