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I'd agree that is a good case. But I'd still object to this tracking. It's a slippery slope. Who determines what is worthy?

We might like one government administration and highly expect them to respect the privacy. But what about the next administration? We've just seen Trump say he will withhold funding for universities with "illegal protests". I'd fully expect his administration to abuse this tracking, in the name of law and order.



> It's a slippery slope. Who determines what is worthy?

Who determines if a wiretap is worthy? Or a search and seizure? Or a simple arrest?

We have an answer for this, it's called Law and an independent judiciary.


You're right in theory but history shows us it's not black and white and rarely has an effect after the fact.




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