The worst of both privacy and accountability is the author's conclusion. New FISA, he says, gives amnesty to telecom, not just to protect companies but to cover illegal government surveillance. It appears to have been tailored to protect administration activities by asking for a piece of paper from the US to the companies. Thus, retroactive cases are DOA. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.