Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Is the government right in forcing service providers to withhold certain information?
No. Unless we are in an official war declared by Congress upon a foreign nation, then nothing involving "national security" should be able to trump the first amendment, IMO.
"ATTENTION: Customers browsing porn must hold magazines with both hands at all times!"
TPRJones wrote:No. Unless we are in an official war declared by Congress upon a foreign nation, then nothing involving "national security" should be able to trump the first amendment, IMO.
I agree. But this won't change anything, I don't imagine. Twitter (and all the others) will probably end up saying, "assume we're having to give them everything" which will pretty much be the truth and then none of this will matter. They're fully disclosed and it's just official at that point.
"... and then I was forced to walk the Trail of Tears." - Elizabeth Warren
It appears that SCOTUS already said it's okay to have secret laws and non-disclosure of things under threat of prison, so I can't really say that I'd even trust the Supreme Court saying they've outlawed it.
"... and then I was forced to walk the Trail of Tears." - Elizabeth Warren
Stop arguing with the law, damnit. Don't want the feds snooping your shit? Don't use twitter. It's that simple.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."