JeffG on Nostr: “If a man's privacy can be invaded at will, who can say he is free? If his every ...
“If a man's privacy can be invaded at will, who can say he is free? If his every word is taken down and evaluated, or if he is afraid every word may be, who can say he enjoys freedom of speech? If his every association is known and recorded, if the conversations with his associates are purloined, who can say he enjoys freedom of association? When such conditions obtain, our citizens will be afraid to utter any but the safest and most orthodox thoughts; afraid to associate with any but the most acceptable people. Freedom as the Constitution envisages it will have vanished.”
Very worth reading the whole article.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kfvBmD32jr-60xMgGz1Ucku8zE2GCRl6haMR4OgXr5Q/mobilebasicPublished at
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