[aklug] Re: I find this statement a bit worrisome

From: Joshua J. Kugler <joshua@eeinternet.com>
Date: Tue Dec 08 2009 - 09:41:30 AKST

On Tuesday 08 December 2009, Arthur Corliss said something like:
> This isn't a question about morality or ethics, it's a question about
> a constitutional right to privacy.

[citation needed]

Protection against unlawful search and seizure? Yup, but constitutional
right to privacy? Unless I'm forgetting my constitution (which is
entirely possible, it's been a while since I read it through), it's not
in there. If you are putting information into a public forum
(Facebook, Wave, etc), then you have no expected privacy. If they are
poking into your e-mail, well, then, that's still an issue the courts
have not made 100% clear. Yes, it's "private communication," but it's
going over lines somebody else owns, so...caveat emailor. :) PGP FTW!

j

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