It's not a fing gallop poll to massage toward some political end. It's what I suggest you* ask people because it's the goddamn consequence of total surveillance. Do you doubt that it is? Yeah and nobody wants it.
You're not just trusting this generation of police and this government public servants and elected but you are trusting allpossible future governments, all possible future police, all possible future public servants who get the keys to it. And not just trusting them to be good people but trusting them in that they are awesomely competent and that they keep all that information completely secure.
The opinion is whether you have that level of trust or not. I don't know anyone who does. Not one. But i respect that someone may well hold that opinion and that's where opinion ENTERS this. Prime them with all the "Think of the childeren war on terror" you like just as long as you make that FACT clear that this is the trust they have to have.
And here's the thing, you can Still support the authorities without supporting such things which most people actually do when they understand and work out those consequences. It's the same as:
"I support the FBI catching criminals but they probably shouldn't have a medieval torture dungeon and their own meth labs and distribution network."
You'd be hard pressed to find 1 person in 10 who thinks they should have a medieval torture dungeon and that be a legal thing. You'd be hard pressed to find 1 in 10 in the FBI who thought so or at least you'd fucking hope that's the case otherwise they need to start the firing and replacing them with humans beings.
But tech savvy you can explain further to any random people that when everything is recorded it becomes the motherlode for anyone who is going to gain by blackmailing. That data is now a target for organised crime, hostile foreign powers, and everyone you hate and wishes you harm. If they get it, eg because someone who has access to that info but also has a gambling problem, or their big brother likes little boys or whatever is their weakness given they're all obviously good, proper and righteous americans, those enemies of america will use the information and that probably won't be a positive thing for freedom, democracy, america or even for any random three letter agency.
It's not a fucking popularity poll commissioned by a news service pushing an agenda.
You ask 10 people if they want everything they say and do on a permanent record to be accessed by all current and all future possible governments forever or whether that is a step too far and watch the unity across the political and socio-economic spectrum.
Phrase it like that because it's ACCURATE. If you think it's inaccurate - make that case.
And fuck anyone who doesn't want me to mention the downvotes too. No really, fuck them. Downvotes are for opinions you want hidden because they are off-colour and lack legitimacy in a civilized discussion.
You're not just trusting this generation of police and this government public servants and elected but you are trusting all possible future governments, all possible future police, all possible future public servants who get the keys to it. And not just trusting them to be good people but trusting them in that they are awesomely competent and that they keep all that information completely secure.
The opinion is whether you have that level of trust or not. I don't know anyone who does. Not one. But i respect that someone may well hold that opinion and that's where opinion ENTERS this. Prime them with all the "Think of the childeren war on terror" you like just as long as you make that FACT clear that this is the trust they have to have.
And here's the thing, you can Still support the authorities without supporting such things which most people actually do when they understand and work out those consequences. It's the same as:
"I support the FBI catching criminals but they probably shouldn't have a medieval torture dungeon and their own meth labs and distribution network."
You'd be hard pressed to find 1 person in 10 who thinks they should have a medieval torture dungeon and that be a legal thing. You'd be hard pressed to find 1 in 10 in the FBI who thought so or at least you'd fucking hope that's the case otherwise they need to start the firing and replacing them with humans beings.
But tech savvy you can explain further to any random people that when everything is recorded it becomes the motherlode for anyone who is going to gain by blackmailing. That data is now a target for organised crime, hostile foreign powers, and everyone you hate and wishes you harm. If they get it, eg because someone who has access to that info but also has a gambling problem, or their big brother likes little boys or whatever is their weakness given they're all obviously good, proper and righteous americans, those enemies of america will use the information and that probably won't be a positive thing for freedom, democracy, america or even for any random three letter agency.
It's not a fucking popularity poll commissioned by a news service pushing an agenda.
You ask 10 people if they want everything they say and do on a permanent record to be accessed by all current and all future possible governments forever or whether that is a step too far and watch the unity across the political and socio-economic spectrum.
Phrase it like that because it's ACCURATE. If you think it's inaccurate - make that case.
And fuck anyone who doesn't want me to mention the downvotes too. No really, fuck them. Downvotes are for opinions you want hidden because they are off-colour and lack legitimacy in a civilized discussion.