> Before, authorities could get a warrant to wiretap phones
So basically, before the invention of phones, no criminal was ever caught?
Clearly that's not true. It is entirely possible to follow and spy on people in person and that's how it was always done before the 20th century.
Just because new technologies exist does not justify using them to inifinitely augment surveillance powers of the state.
> a big deal if your job is say, stopping and apprehending human trafficking rings or organized crime
You don't succeed at human trafficking or organized crime if you never leave the house and spend all your day just chatting on signal. You have to actually go out into the real world and do the crimes. As soon as you step out of the house you can be followed and monitored and caught in the act.
So basically, before the invention of phones, no criminal was ever caught?
Clearly that's not true. It is entirely possible to follow and spy on people in person and that's how it was always done before the 20th century.
Just because new technologies exist does not justify using them to inifinitely augment surveillance powers of the state.
> a big deal if your job is say, stopping and apprehending human trafficking rings or organized crime
You don't succeed at human trafficking or organized crime if you never leave the house and spend all your day just chatting on signal. You have to actually go out into the real world and do the crimes. As soon as you step out of the house you can be followed and monitored and caught in the act.