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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
I have nothing to hide about what I read.
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The issue is that even if something you read today is legal to read, and own, doing so can put you on one of the assorted "enemies of the state" lists, or, be enough to charge you with a crime, either today, or several decades out.
- Read too many books on the same theme as The Turner Diaries and A Mighty Fortress, and you will be on a watchlist becuase of your racist attitudes. Possession of this material may subject you to criminal prosecution in Germany.;
- Read too many books that claim that Jews were not slaughtered by the Nazis, and you will be branded a Nazi. In France, Germany, and Canada, you are subject to criminal prosecution, merely for possession of the material;
- Read too many books that denounce Islam, and you will be branded as anti-Muslim. In some countries, such as Saudi Arabia, mere possession may result in an automatic death penalty;
- Study too many books on Wicca, or any of the other neo-pagan religions, and courts will brand you "an unfit parent";
Finally, is there a legitimate reason to collect the information in the first place? Neither ethics, nor security provide any justification for collecting the data. Financial gain is only for the what Wall Street calls the long term, but the financially prudent call the short term, and the Japanese consider as the day after tomorrow --- three to five years out.