US Near Bottom of Global Privacy Index

January 2, 2008 By JILL LAWLESS , Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Individual privacy is under threat around the world as governments continue introducing surveillance and information-gathering measures, according to an international rights group.


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nilbud
Jan 02, 2008

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Fuck the pigs
grahf
Jan 02, 2008

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The US isn't "near" the bottom, it's "at" the bottom. Privacy isn't being eroded here, it's already gone.

Be sure to thank your congressman, preferably with a swift kick in the butt on his way out of office.
Nikola
Jan 02, 2008

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"The List" now contains 750,000. Congress will let Bush Inc. get away with anything. I wonder if Congress would have an objection to DHS putting a barcode on our wrists.

W - Amerika's new swastika
fleem
Jan 03, 2008

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"I wonder if Congress would have an objection to DHS putting a barcode on our wrists"

... and it, like all current UPCs, will use three 6's to delimit the fields.

mysticfree
Jan 08, 2008

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Wasn't there another study that showed USA leading the world in imprisoning its people? Lack of privacy shouldn't come as a surprise then. Oh, thank you, Physorg, for once again NOT providing a link to the data in another important article.
mysticfree
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