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Originally Posted by murg
Do you mean the portable cell towers that the government is using to intercept ALL calls in their area (mostly along the Mexican border)?
Or the NSA's domestic activity?
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No. I’m talking about longstanding federal wiretapping laws which strictly limit the ability of law enforcement agencies to eavesdrop on the phone conversation of individuals.
Regarding the fake cell towers, are you talking about Stingrays? If so, no content is collected, so that’s a different thing.
As for the NSA’s domestic activity, are you talking about the Patriot Act? If so, many parts of that act including some which allowed for limited wiretapping have not been renewed. Even when the act was in full force, the NSA did not turn wiretapping into “whenever we want.”