I have a feeling that we're going to see a lot of privacy-destroying initiatives coming out of this new administration. Not the least of which is the creation of the first general data retention mandate.
Ryan Radia
· 11 months ago
The most interesting part about Declan's piece was when he discussed ACLU and EPIC's response to the nomination of Eric Holder. While CEI and Cato expressed serious concerns about Holder's past statements on encryption and data retention issues, groups whose primary focus is civil liberties were unusually restrained in their remarks.
EPIC and ACLU are supposed to be vigilant watchdogs of privacy, yet they seem eager to give Mr Holder the benefit of the doubt in spite of his troubling track record. That Democrats have generally been less objectionable than Republicans on the issues of privacy and free speech hardly excuses the whitewashing rhetoric expressed by Mark Rotenberg.
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EPIC and ACLU are supposed to be vigilant watchdogs of privacy, yet they seem eager to give Mr Holder the benefit of the doubt in spite of his troubling track record. That Democrats have generally been less objectionable than Republicans on the issues of privacy and free speech hardly excuses the whitewashing rhetoric expressed by Mark Rotenberg.