> From: [email protected] [mailto:discuss- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Atom Powers > > When I had this discussion with my grandfather it came down to this: > > Everybody does little things that can be considered illegal, from driving over > the posted limit to fibbing on tax forms to possessing common drugs like > marijuana. If the authority knows everything about you then it is a very short > step for the politician in power, or somebody acting in their interest, to use > that information to "legitimately" silence his/her critics and opponents. > > I'm not so worried about the FBI reading my email. I /am/ worried about a > local government official deciding to use email metadata to silence or chill > debate. Which is, basically, what seems to have happened to Groklaw.
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