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U.S. Citizen Who Deleted Phone’s Data Says His Prosecution Puts Privacy at Risk (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] -2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This started long before the current admin.

This was in place under Obama, and I'm pretty sure it started with 9/11.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    The difference is that previous admins have just abused it much more sparingly because they knew that it would undermine the regime’s legitimacy if those powers got to much attention.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Oh, yeah, but at least the courts would intervene back then. Now many of the courts have been corrupted and the ones that haven't are bound by precedent which the supreme court no longer obeys and courts above them that are corrupted. So these specific interpretations are becoming more and more common and not just against poor people who can't afford lawyers.

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