Under a provision of the Patriot Act the NSA is allowed to collect phone metadata — the numbers, time stamps, and duration of a call, but not its actual content. Opponents include civil liberties advocates and Senator Rand Paul who argue that the collection is unconstitutional since it is done without a warrant. Supporters of the collection argue that the collection is necessary to track suspected terrorists.
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@9CLXBXZ2yrs2Y
No, and enact legislation preventing government surveillance of citizen communications without probable cause.
@8ZJTCWP3yrs3Y
Yes, but not without a good reason too.
@8WKC2WK4yrs4Y
No, only with a warrant showing probably cause of criminal activity should basic metadata of citizen's phone calls be collected. We should also abolish the NSA.
@8N36DSK5yrs5Y
Yes, as long as it stays vague and they are not allowed to listen in except for in very serious situations.
@8N7CPNY5yrs5Y
yes, only if there is a really important reason why
No, and neither should any other party (including service providers) except for those participating in the call
@5HF9CKC5yrs5Y
Yes but require a warrant to look at the data.
@98RVJ6G2yrs2Y
yes and no cause if one goes missing then they can use the phone to track them or find out the last call they had .
Yes, but vey limited and basic
@8PRVVVB4yrs4Y
no, theres should be no private property, and public matters should not mix with individual matters.
yes but only for ALL terrorist convicted and suspicious
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