Okay, Progressives....Time to Stop Worrying

[Minimalist]

over who can pee in what bathroom.  The Supreme Court just threw all of us under a bus.

http://www.cnet.com/news/us-supreme-cour...CAD590a51e

The US Supreme Court approved on Thursday a rule change that would make it easier for the Department of Justice to obtain warrants for electronic devices.

The change lets US judges issue search warrants for computers and other electronic devices located in any jurisdiction, not just their own. The Justice Department has described it as a minor change needed to update federal criminal code for the digital age, according to Reuters. Some lawmakers and civil liberties groups, however, say it's really an attempt to expand the FBI's ability to conduct mass hacks.

[Jackalope]

I dunno, Min - when last I checked, it wasn't the progressives getting their knickers in a twist over who pees where.

As for the rest, I don't expect authoritarian tools to not act as such.

[Minimalist]

It's the type of issue that republicunts love.  They use it to distract people from what they are really doing in the background.

[Society]

It's the type of issue that republicunts love.  They use it to distract people from what they are really doing in the background.

Democrats and Republicans equally screwing America. If only the votes really mattered.

[Minimalist]

You conveniently forget that the democrats usually end up on the opposite side of those issues.

Another example of policing agencies doing some "fishing."

http://www.cnet.com/news/the-government-...CAD590a51e

The social network's latest Global Government Requests Report, released today, has documented a 13 percent rise in government requests for Facebook user data in the second half of 2015. In total, governments asked for Facebook user data a total of 46,763 times.

The report also shed light on government gag orders, with Facebook revealing 60 percent of requests from US authorities came with a "non-disclosure order" prohibiting Facebook from notifying the user in question.

[Meandering Atheist -J-]

As long as the government gets a warrant first, there isn't much that the privacy advocates can stand on. Of course, we're not worried about searches with warrants, we're worried about bulk surveillance.

[Silver]

Democrats and Republicans equally screwing America. If only the votes really mattered.

It is why I do not vote. There is no real difference between Dems and Repubs, because they are both owned and controlled by the same corporations.

[Losty]

And here I thought you were going to say something that eased my mind about something.