[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Cherie

So to break this down, if a family member went unexpectedly missing would you want the police to access their phone and PC or not?

Apples and oranges, dear. One has nothing to do with the other.

You can't use the threat of a missing person to justify potentially invading everyone's privacy. You can, however, do pretty much anything as long as you link terrorism to it because it's the ol' saying at work, you can use 9/11 and/or terrorism to justify anything in American politics.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Apples and oranges, dear. One has nothing to do with the other.

You can't use the threat of a missing person to justify potentially invading everyone's privacy. You can, however, do pretty much anything as long as you link terrorism to it because it's the ol' saying at work, you can use 9/11 and/or terrorism to justify anything in American politics.

It all boils down to gaining information, we can't pick and choose which scenarios we "give up our freedom for"

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Cherie

It all boils down to gaining information, we can't pick and choose which scenarios we "give up our freedom for"

Well no, you're oversimplifying to suit your own argument to such a point that it's no longer factual.

Looking through a missing person's phone to find them is completely different to using the excuse of terrorism to potentially allow the government to hack whoever they please.

If you can't see the difference between the two scenarios then there's nothing I can do to help you.