Under a provision of the Patriot Act the NSA is allowed to collect phone metadata — the numbers, time stamps, and duration of a call, but not its actual content. Opponents include civil liberties advocates and Senator Rand Paul who argue that the collection is unconstitutional since it is done without a warrant. Supporters of the collection argue that the collection is necessary to track suspected terrorists.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
No
@9GQL5PB5mos5MO
I think it is necessary for the NSA to get specific data from our phones to keep our country safe and it will also help when people go missing or have done something illegal, by using their phones history to know what they were doing or where they were at the time.
@9GDG4ZZ6mos6MO
Tech companies are already taking away your freedom and privacy, except they are mostly using it for profit instead of protecting national security. Only the government should be allowed to spy on whoever they want because they are tasked with protecting national security.
@9FF7652Libertarian7mos7MO
The NSA has not provided US citizens the data it collects and has repeatedly shown that they are irresponsible with data collection in regards to us citizens privacy.
@9FN33KQ7mos7MO
I for such wouldn't be comfortable announcing to a organization where, when, and how I was going somewhere as well as others I am too meet, and for what purpose.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
No, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity
@JonBSimConstitution2yrs2Y
A policy built from fear after a terrorist attack.
@9GQL5PB5mos5MO
Warrants are important but in the scenario of a terrorist there is only so much time and the NSA does not have time to go to court when the possibility of something like 9-11 could happen again.
@9FWC5MH7mos7MO
I don't believe the NSA Domestic Surveillance has to right to track all Americans and just as police need a warrant or probable cause to search someone so should the government!
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
No, and abolish the NSA
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The security of which the NSA has should be enough evidence that the information will not be misused and only in a state of need will these logs be tapped into. Having this information can provide serious leads to the hunt of incriminated individuals.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
Yes
@9FF7652Libertarian7mos7MO
There's no reason to collect metadata on citizens that are not involved in crimes and likely it is an excess of data. This lays the path for the NSA to keep pushing the boundaries that have been set to further violate the citizens private lives.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
Yes, basic data collection is necessary to track suspected terrorists
@9FDZGHP7mos7MO
That’s an excuse to track normal citizens because if you wanted to track them don’t use “basic data collection” just track the one guy
@9GLFTKN6mos6MO
That this would violate peoples rights because they would be looking into people who have northing to do with it.
@9GDGP3N6mos6MO
Security and hypothetically saving lives will always be the argument used to infringe on individual liberties. Ex: the patriot act, which was designed solely to increase governmental surveillance of citizens and realistically has done little to no good for America. I may be mistaken, but for the countless years before increased surveillance of citizens, this country was not some nightmare where endless terrorist attacks occurred and there was lawless chaos everywhere. We have a responsibility to keep ourselves safe and free
@9FN33KQ7mos7MO
Privacy is a basic human right, nobody wants to have their private conversations and activities seen and monitored.
@96WSPGH1yr1Y
Defund the NSA and place restrictions on surveilance practices.
Yes, if it truly is metadata and identifying information is only obtained via warrant and probable cause.
@8SRZSQK3yrs3Y
No, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity and abolish the NSA fbi Cia ntf open area 51
@9KLLSFBRepublican 1mo1MO
Yes, but only for people who are suspected of planning violence and at that, if it is a real threat or just a joke
@9KCX87K2mos2MO
yes, track everything and everyone and never let any call go unrecorded and watch every single person through their phones. we need to catch those communists
@9HZXKMB3mos3MO
I feel that they should only do that in a case where they have no evidence for anything. On a daily bases though no they shouldn't do it.
@9HNJSK5Republican 4mos4MO
No, that is a 4th Amendment violation, UNLESS they have a warrant or probable cause of criminal activity.
@9HFH9KC 4mos4MO
Yes , because important information can be tracked throughout phone calls, timestamps, call durations and more that may be useful to different situation
@9HCNSBJ5mos5MO
I feel they would serve a purpose when it came to illegal actions but i strongly disagree for then to just have that information from a civilian without a reason to.
@9GTZZ7K5mos5MO
Only if necessary for spies and terrorists, however Innocent American citizens deserve their privacy.
@9GSGPR35mos5MO
No. The 4th amendment clearly stipulates when the government may search people, their houses, and their possessions.
@9GQPRTH5mos5MO
I think it depends on the situation. People's privacy matters, but this is basic data that does not necessarily impact the person but could help in criminal investigation. But I think if the data is collected, that the data should be private until a warrant is granted to look at the person's files/data.
@9FGSKLL 6mos6MO
No, abolish the NSA and enact laws preventing surveillance by the government without a justifiable cause.
@9FQ87LD7mos7MO
Yes, this is good for national security.
@Yaunti2 7mos7MO
No, abolish the NSA and rely on the U.N.
@9FMXZFH7mos7MO
Yes but only when needed in the court of law.
@9FDH47X7mos7MO
Yes, but only of terrorist not private citizens.
@9FCMNS77mos7MO
Yes because it helps not against terriost but other online criminals too
@9FC6FTG7mos7MO
Yes, but only for suspected terrorist or serious offenders, not common citizens.
@9F9RXJY7mos7MO
I honestly don'r care, unless it helps to a police investigation, which is what they do anyways.
@9F9JBKH7mos7MO
I'm okay with it, but I understand why people wouldn't like that.
@9F9HQ3M7mos7MO
certain information should be kept away
@9F8QS8H7mos7MO
Yes, as long as they have a reasonable idea to do so
@9F8SMHFRepublican7mos7MO
The NSA should be able to collect basic metadata of citizens only if they show suspicion to the government.
@9F7BKPNRepublican7mos7MO
if only there known to be a criminal etc.
@9DFBWJQ8mos8MO
Yes but only for emergencies/if necessary for an investigation, other then that, no
@BustyEagle27Libertarian 8mos8MO
No, this is a 1st Amendment violation.
Deleted9mos9MO
No, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity, which should be suspected of Americans since the people have an egoist mentality
@9CXC5RQIndependent9mos9MO
Yes, if there is evidence that shows the need to collect the metadata information of certain citizens.
@9CPYDRJ9mos9MO
No, only with probable cause of criminal activity, or to recover a missing person.
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