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Originally Posted by dillywho
How is the spy and report via e-mail different from the wire-tapping that they have harped on about being so evil? At least the wire-tapping was supposed to be only done on known international conversations. Seems like worse than a double-standard to me.
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Perhaps the difference is that the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC 552a) has specific requirements regarding collection, processing, storage and dissemination of any information regarding the citizenry. None of the requirements of this law appear to have been followed. There are exceptions for law enforcement and intelligence-gathering purposes.
Does "disagreement with proposed health care legislation" qualify as a concern of law enforcement or the intelligence community? ? ?