11.8.1. "Can my boss monitor my work?" "Can my bankruptcy in 1980 be
used to deny me a loan?" etc.
- Libertarians have a very different set of answers than do
many others: the answer to all these questions is mostly
"yes," morally (sorry for the normative view).
11.8.2. Theme: to protect some rights, invasion of privacy is being
justified
- e.g., by forcing employer records to be turned over, or of
seizing video rental records (on the grounds of catching
sexual deviants)
- various laws about employee monitoring
11.8.3. Government ID cards, ability to fake identities
- The government uses its powers to forge credentials, with
the collusion of the major credit agencies (who obviously
see these fake identities "pop into existence full-blown."
- WitSec, FINCen, false IDs, ties to credit card companies
- DEA stings, Heidi in La Jolla, Tava, fake tax returns, fake
bank applications, fake IDs
- the "above it all" attitude is typical of this...who guards
the guardians?
- WitSec, duplicity
11.8.4. Legalities of NSA surveillance
- read Bamford for some circa 1982 poinra
- UK-USA
- ECPA
- national security exemptions
- lots of confusion; however, the laws have never had any
real influence, and I cannot imagine the NSA being sued!
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