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In reply to the discussion: Dear mother of Gawd, I am tired of arguing with rocks [View all]felix_numinous
(5,198 posts)after their last election were triangulated, identified and thrown in jail (many tortured and disappeared) because they were texting and using their cell phones. These aren't just simple phones, people dismissing potential for abuse are very naive.
Yes there has to be transparency, probable cause, and a warrant for our phones to be opened up. Now we are seeing tiny incremental steps taken, invisible to some people and completely visible to others, to remove our rights to privacy.
I have known many people from Iran and have heard of all the dirty tricks under the Shah and afterwards--who came to this country to escape this shit. Eternal vigilance is NOT paranoia-- it is our patriotic duty if we care at all about the world our children will be living in.