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Skriven 2011-12-28 00:38:03 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
     Kommentar till en text av Roy Witt (1:387/22)
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Hello Roy,

On Sunday December 25 2011 16:20, you wrote to me:

 BF>>>    What privacy? The "get me the hell out of any Patriot Act
 BF>>> actions, violating my constitutional rights" privacy, or what?

 MvdV>> Indeed, what privacy?

 RW> The two of you should certainly be aware by now that the Patriot Act
 RW> doesn't apply to you until you step off the transportation that would
 RW> bring you to the USofA...

Not so when it concerns data about me. Not only has the USA taken the right to
snoop into mt data when they are stored on a US based server, they have also
ruled that an US bases company must hand over data stored on any of thee
servers, even if that server is stored in Europe. Microsoft has already
admitted that that can not comply with the 'safe harbour" principle for their
could services, even for EU based servers.

 RW> Plus it doesn't affect your Constitutional rights, because as
 RW> non-USofA citizens, you don't have any here under our Constitution.

What about my constitutional rights under MY constitution?

 MvdV>> The US has taken the right to review my banks account, to read
 MvdV>> my e-mail, to track what web sites I visit, listen in on my
 MvdV>> phone calls, etc, etc, without even telling me when they do.

 RW> I thought you said that the USofA's long arm of the law doesn't reach
 RW> into the dark corners of Europe.

I said thet they SHOULD NOT. Other than that: "dark corners of Europe" are your
words, not mine.

 MvdV>>  They totally disregard my wishes in this.

 RW> Move to the USofA, become a citizen and you won't have that problem.

30 years ago I would have accepted the invitation. I doubt they'll have me now.
But even if they would, now I say: "thanks but no thanks.


Cheers, Michiel

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