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Originally Posted by tompe
That is not the reason I have heard from people. What people are afraid of is misuse of the power and false positives. The equivalent to getting on a no-fly list because your name is similar to another name will be very common the more government listen to people.
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Actually, with better security systems, being put on a no-fly list because of something so random as a similar name should happen less and less.
No doubt, false-positives suck, especially when you're the false positive. On the other hand, I'd rather be caught as a false-positive than be on the plane that went down because no one caught the true positive.
But are we getting slightly
here, debating terrorist security when the issue is protecting copyright concerns? Or are we just over-reacting a bit, seeing conspiracies around every corner? As Dennis pointed out, the government isn't concerned with little guys like us. They are also not so efficient as to be able to turn this extra scrutiny against us without our knowing about it. And don't forget, the government isn't a system... it's made up of people like us, doing a job.
Anyway, I don't challenge the fact that increased security/scrutiny requires increased care and oversight. Theoretically, that should only improve the efficiency and acceptance of the system. No process is worth doing, if it won't be done right.