So another FISA order to Verizon has been “unearthed” by the Guardian, and the usual suspects are losing their shit. \u00a0Clutch the pearls! Government snooping! OBAMA IS THE NEW HITLER ANTICHRIST!!<\/p>\n
Um, don’t look now, but this was going on since at least 2006. \u00a0There were reports of FISA orders, of warrantless record subpoenas and telecom compliance\u2026and nobody but the bong-watered granola shavers of the left cared. \u00a0Everyone else shuddered in fear of THA TERRISS and went right along with it, occasionally with the ol’ “I don’t have anything to hide” glibbery.<\/p>\n
Well, now that the hateful President Supervillain Magnegro has been associated with it, maybe we can get some traction on getting the PATRIOT Act under control. \u00a0After all, Democrat big government is something to be afraid of, right?<\/p>\n
BTW, if you dig down: this is metadata harvesting that’s been going on for seven years. \u00a0It’s almost a mortal lock that in the same amount of time, Google or Facebook have far more personal and individualized information on you\u2026and they’re selling it to the highest bidder, and you can’t file a FOIA act or vote them out. \u00a0Sad but true: people basically don’t care about their online privacy. Never have. \u00a0Never think about it, mostly.<\/p>\n
sigh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So another FISA order to Verizon has been “unearthed” by the Guardian, and the usual suspects are losing their shit. \u00a0Clutch the pearls! Government snooping! OBAMA IS THE NEW HITLER ANTICHRIST!! Um, don’t look now, but this was going on since at least 2006. \u00a0There were reports of FISA orders, of warrantless record subpoenas and … <\/p>\n