Whisper, darling child of the online anonymity surge, is going to war with the Guardian over a story saying the app tracks the identities and locations of some users.
It might be a stupid thing for a soldier to use this app on a military base against regulations, but the government would be even more stupid to try to use "the fruit of the poisonous tree" (evidence that would not have been gathered but for the unlawful search) against one of its citizens.Īll of this goes to show that you can't stop others from being stupid.
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I'll bet that in at least in one state there's a law prohibiting that, even if there's a clause in their license or contract that permits it (which apparently their new terms of service has.) Extraordinary terms in a contract are not necessarily enforced, as any first year law school student can tell you.Īny data gleaned by such measures would likely be ruled to be inadmissible in a criminal action: it is merely the government attempting to use a third party to engage in an unreasonable search and seizure. That said, this company might get it's backside sued off by a class action lawsuit if it can be shown that it was tracking its clients without their consent or against their wishes.
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You have no right to be free of your own foolishness, if you choose to act like a fool. You also do not have a right to anonymity, or to a privacy attached to words that you have delivered outside of your control. You have a right to free speech (or perhaps a lesser equivalent outside the U.S.) You never had a right to be free from the consequences of your speech. But ensure you are targeting the right people. The Government is merely a rude customer of the corporations.Ī Constitutional Amendment is likely needed, alright. Government has little to do with it when 99% of app users merrily hand over their privacy when agreeing to the corporate EULA.Ĭonsumer data is valuable. It's time for some kind of constitutional amendment to extend and require warrants to virtual property and locations online, to get around the loophole that it's "on some company's server somewhere, so you 'have no expectation of privacy.' "Īnd keep an eye on the weasel politicians who would water it down. Even privacy apps collapse immediately with just a wink from the onrushing government computerized panopticon juggernaut?
That is the historical abuser of privacy we should be afraid of. I am unconcerned if facebook computers are trying to determine if I want to buy Pampers or Depends so computers can sell electrons to other computers to shove electrons in front of my face.īut claiming you have privacy from.just what now? Government, when you are feeding it back to government because government demands it?
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