Comment by encoderer
3 years ago
Well I’m not an expert but I think the main issue is that American citizens have protections that non-Americans do not. The government cannot spy on Americans without a court order.
3 years ago
Well I’m not an expert but I think the main issue is that American citizens have protections that non-Americans do not. The government cannot spy on Americans without a court order.
Unless they have an intelligence sharing agreement with a nation that happens to pick up signals from americans, from who they can request that data. And maybe there exists a network to share the raw data, wouldn't that be convenient? Or you could have a secret court system (FISA) to bypass most of the protections normally granted by due process?
> The government cannot spy on Americans without a court order.
Have I got news for you. Specifically at least 100 years of news.
The word "spy" is so loose these days. I'd consider the vast swaths of metadata other companies compile on me "spying" to an extent.