<story><title>EFF: &quot;Parallel construction&quot; is really intelligence laundering</title><url>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/dea-and-nsa-team-intelligence-laundering</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>DamnYuppie</author><text>I believe that a society needs the ability to forget the transgressions of people.  This gives us the ability as individuals to grow, otherwise we will be narrowly cast into a role that will determined by actions years ago or in our youth.&lt;p&gt;I know many will overreact and bring out extreme examples of murder or serious violent crimes.  Yet that is not what those who are utilizing these tools are going after and prosecuting.  They are generally minor or petty crimes, at least that I have read about so far.  It seems like an overzealous us of a tool for perfunctory government twerps to feel empowered and make a case for their continued existence...not at all beneficial in the short or long term</text></comment>
<story><title>EFF: &quot;Parallel construction&quot; is really intelligence laundering</title><url>https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/dea-and-nsa-team-intelligence-laundering</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>joseflavio</author><text>There are at least 3 scary factors in this.
1 - What will be next crime that is big enough that justify using this? File sharing? Drinking in public? Jaywalking? Driving above the speed limit?
2 - The data is collected forever! Our current law system is not just in a situation which the prosecutors can dig your past to find problems! Imagine you do some graffiti (ok, I know it is vandalism) to express your indignation, now, if you are &lt;i&gt;ideologically&lt;/i&gt; an enemy of the state, they can dig for crimes your whole life...!
3 - The collected data can be used to prosecute you but it can not be used to innocent you.&lt;p&gt;edit: spelling</text></comment>