[ale] [OT] Liberties

[Sean Kilpatrick]

One of us clearly doesn't get it.  The government has known for decades 
that telephone calls can not be intercepted without a warrant. There is no 
fundamental, ethical, or moral reason why emails are not the same as phone 
calls.  In this day and age, both are digital communications between 
individuals.  If government needs a warrant to listen in on my phone call, 
then it needs a warrant to read my email.

Sean



On Wednesday, August 21, 2013 12:59:33 pm leam hall wrote:
> Sean,
> 
> I agree with the idea, but not the technicalities. If you send
> something over public wire/wireless, it can be read by anyone without
> warrant. If you put your social security card in the local paper then
> no one is prohibited from reading and storing it.
> 
> On the other hand, if you take a picture on your cell phone and do not
> e-mail it, then it is protected as a personal effect. Once you send it,
> however, it is public record.
> 
> Leam
> 
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