Privacy and the use of cell phones.

[Owen Blacker]

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David Biggins <d.biggins@virgin.net> said:

> BUT for most US citizens I have known, there has been a far greater
> assumption that their security services are pointing more overseas
> rather than at their own dissenters.  Perhaps they have felt 
> that their
> services are more accountable  <hnurff, hnurff, hnurff>.

In theory, the US CIA / NSA (etc) are forbidden from snooping on US
citizens, IIRC.  And the FBI / ATF / INS / IRS (etc) need warrants in
order to do so.

Maybe Americans just trust these restrictions?


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