I believe the government should protect people's online privacy. I mean, saying that any packet can be intercepted is an excuse to do so is like saying that all tapping someones phone is legal because all you have to do is install the approprite device. Anti wiretap laws exist for a reason - to protect privacy. So what if the internet is not considered 'private,' communication is communication and should be respected as private.
However,
The scariest thing here is that if privacy wins, a pedophile goes free. That should bother people much more than wondering if reading someone's email is legal.
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I believe the government should protect people's online privacy. I mean, saying that any packet can be intercepted is an excuse to do so is like saying that all tapping someones phone is legal because all you have to do is install the approprite device. Anti wiretap laws exist for a reason - to protect privacy. So what if the internet is not considered 'private,' communication is communication and should be respected as private. However, The scariest thing here is that if privacy wins, a pedophile goes free. That should bother people much more than wondering if reading someone's email is legal.