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Privacy laws
Share your thoughts on the current state of privacy laws. Do they need to be overhauled? Or is not enough being done to change them?

Number of Replies: 5         Last Reply Posted: 5/20/2008 8:24:02 AM




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old_curmudgeon on 5/20/2008 8:20:07 AM wrote:
What privacy laws? The technology exists to intercept every electronic message and analyze it with no perceptible delay. Add to that a government that seemingly knows no bounds when it comes to eavesdropping on its own citizens, and...Well, you get the picture. Why, there's even a surveillance camera at Brambleton and Roselawn. And I can't get a straight story on WHY it's there.


sickandtired on 12/31/2007 1:20:57 PM wrote:
By definition, the FOIA statutes give the person requesting the information the right to request access to state and federal agencies' records, except those protected from disclosure by legal exemptions and exclusions (things like classified national security, business proprietary, personal privacy, and investigative documents.) So I think that you are barking up the wrong tree on what FOIA can and cannot do. The issue is what information should be disclosed to protect people. To wit, should Cho's mental state have been made aware to the authorities so that perhaps the April 16 tragedy could have been avoided? FOIA won't help you there.


justsomeguy on 12/31/2007 1:37:07 AM wrote:
Laws such as VFOIA are meant to allow the people to watch the Government. Now, it's being used to spy not on the Government, but to invade the privacy of other citizens, and in some cases to endanger them.

Additionally, I find the apparent effort to restigmatize mental illness in the wake of the Tech shooting to be distressing. And while Governor Kaine said something to the effect of people shouldn't use the Tech shooting to push their personal political agendas, it appears that Kaine is doing EXACTLY that...by going after private firearms sales. On the positive side, if Kaine actually does push for more gun control as this paper has reported that he intends to do, it will make him unelectable for any other office in Virginia.


Travelguy on 12/30/2007 9:47:16 AM wrote:
I don't think we should change the privacy laws to protect us from creatures like Cho.
Insurance companies, the military, the medical and legal community would love to know more about us. Isn't it interesting how our politicians or lobbyists from the above groups are pushing for this data?


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