State Police Using Encryption Apps to Avoid FOIA? 📦

16    03 Feb 2021 20:33 by u/NWOBHM

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A violation of state law on multiple levels. The only purpose would be to coordinate or cover up illegal activities.
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>The only purpose would be to coordinate or cover up illegal activities Would you say the same thing for civilians that use these apps?
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No. Government employees have no right to privacy as they are supposed to be doing business for the people. I have the right to know every plan the government has for me. The only restrictions are national security which is a very narrow window. Civilians on the other hand, have a right to privacy for everything. Government has no right to know what I share with my friends, be it planning business strategies, birthday parties, or anything else. (An implausible example is if I discovered anti-gravity and am secretly building a fleet of flying saucers to overwhelm the current aircraft market. Government has no right to my papers or facilities. If they did, the current corruption between government and big business would ensure my demise and their continued profit.) We are not subjects to be governed, the government works for us. Our bill of rights are written to remind us that the people actually hold all the power. Thomas Jefferson said "When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." Right now there is a lot of fear of the government because of its actions. It can only go on so long before there are repercussions. The 4th sentence of the declaration of independence says what the founders believe the inevitable outcome must be.
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Good for them. I wouldn't want my texts or emails read either.