USA Freedom Act To Kill Privacy?

[AaronCraig]

/qbqp33x]USA Freedom Act is no reason to celebrate?

Both privacy advocates and the NSA are celebrating the USA Freedom Act that passed the Senate on June 2.
The act legalized and simplified the collecting of phone metadata for the NSA. Meanwhile Skype continues to collect voice,
chat, video and other data, and deliver it to the Five Eyes international spy coalition.

“What no one wants to say out loud is that this is a big win for the NSA, and a huge nothing burger for the privacy community.”

[tiggytomb]

I love the way they use double speak as we see in 1984 Freedom act actually means no freedom act, the patriot act is the non patriot act, makes people feel that if they do not agree with these acts then they are actually not patriotic or do not support freedom.

[STAyre]

I love the way they use double speak as we see in 1984 Freedom act actually means no freedom act, the patriot act is the non patriot act, makes people feel that if they do not agree with these acts then they are actually not patriotic or do not support freedom.

Come on, you should be free to speak what's on your mind.

[okae]

/qbqp33x]USA Freedom Act is no reason to celebrate?

Both privacy advocates and the NSA are celebrating the USA Freedom Act that passed the Senate on June 2.
The act legalized and simplified the collecting of phone metadata for the NSA. Meanwhile Skype continues to collect voice,
chat, video and other data, and deliver it to the Five Eyes international spy coalition.

“What no one wants to say out loud is that this is a big win for the NSA, and a huge nothing burger for the privacy community.”

i was already thinking on change it, but now i will try to find a better way to communicate with my friends, for me is so sad that they did it, is a "stand back" for freedom and from my point of view thats not the correct way.

i hope more ppl do the same.

[spazzdla]

What ever the act is called it is the 100% opposite of that.

Clean water act = destroying water

Patriot act = Annihilation of patriosm

Freedom act = end of freedom(not that much was left)

[cryptotipz]

The essential question is, who do you trust with your data? Private companies or the government? Technically, the private companies OWN your data, at least the ones you give them, and under the 4th amendment, you cannot do "general warrants." You must specifically target people then get a warrant for that individual, and only then can the gov. do a search.

[RodeoX]

What ever the act is called it is the 100% opposite of that.

Clean water act = destroying water

Patriot act = Annihilation of patriosm

Freedom act = end of freedom(not that much was left)

George Orwell was right about how the language would be used like this. But I think he would cry to know that we offer little resistance. Not because we are so oppressed, but because we are too wealthy, sated, and self absorbed.

Enjoy it while it lasts.  

[S4VV4S]

Land of the free my ass.....

The problem is that it doesn't just stay in the U.S.
The NSA likes to snoop around everywhere.