{"id":14174,"date":"2019-09-03T17:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/?p=14174"},"modified":"2022-10-14T18:27:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T22:27:51","slug":"tech-freedom-vs-tech-oppression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/technology\/tech-freedom-vs-tech-oppression.html","title":{"rendered":"Tech Freedom Vs. Tech Oppression"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you haven’t been paying attention, you may have missed the fight between the global surveillance state and global freedom. The U.S. – once the beacon of freedom in the world gave up some of this freedom for safety – specifically when it enacted the Patriot Act after 9\/11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section 215 of the act permits <\/a>the FBI to go before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for an order to search for “any tangible things” connected to a terrorism suspect. The order would be granted as long as the FBI certifies that the search is “to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities [spying].” But the FBI would not need to meet the stronger standard of probable cause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what was used to spy on the Trump campaign by using “Russian collusion” as cover. As a result, many American citizens were unmasked – violating the U.S. constitution. To date – other than about 30 people being let go from the FBI and other agencies – there have been no criminal prosecutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, there is little doubt the U.S. election in the past mid-term was swayed by a lie made up by intelligence agencies. A lie which is still repeated today in Congress and on mainstream media news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words – abusing an act which gave up civil liberties in exchange for safety has had absolutely no real consequence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a pattern here of abuse with no counter-action which protects freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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