Maybe this change is more about making sure that ISPs continue to have their own incentive to keep user browsing histories - which in turn can be used as an intelligence data source.
> which in turn can be used as an intelligence data source.
I find it ironic that so many people are distrustful of the government in some areas (intelligence, defense), yet at the same time wanting the government to take a bigger and more central role in their lives (social services, etc.). It's the same government across the board.
This is an overly simplistic view of a complex bureaucratic entity, the US government.
There are restrictions about the ways in which governmental agencies may share information, and violations of such restrictions are considered serious and are sanctioned as such when they come to light.
This is entirely ignoring the fact that the goals of the various organizations, different departments, and innumerable individuals are often at cross-purposes.
In other words, the presence of governmental authority is not the same as the oppression and exploitation of citizens as a matter of course.
ythn|9 years ago
I find it ironic that so many people are distrustful of the government in some areas (intelligence, defense), yet at the same time wanting the government to take a bigger and more central role in their lives (social services, etc.). It's the same government across the board.
mistersquid|9 years ago
This is an overly simplistic view of a complex bureaucratic entity, the US government.
There are restrictions about the ways in which governmental agencies may share information, and violations of such restrictions are considered serious and are sanctioned as such when they come to light.
This is entirely ignoring the fact that the goals of the various organizations, different departments, and innumerable individuals are often at cross-purposes.
In other words, the presence of governmental authority is not the same as the oppression and exploitation of citizens as a matter of course.
EDIT: clarify/reword second sentence.