Tag: nsa

  • I am not an attorney and I don’t play one on TV

    Patriot Act: BAD. Section 215 very bad. We’ve known this for a long time (thanks, Snowden). But now the appeals court for the Second Circuit has ruled that the bulk collection of phone metadata is illegal. Finally. I’m emotional about this because the executive branch has used a bad law to threaten dire consequences and force people and…

  • The NSA and political disillusionment

    Nothing, and I mean nothing, has upset me more than the Snowden revelations. In my social circle, I am usually the one arguing for a role for government, pushing back against my friends’ political cynicism and asserting that unless one participates there’s no hope of anything getting better. I was also a real fan of President…