tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post6477877251123656626..comments2023-04-30T10:29:40.119-04:00Comments on DaddyBear's Den: Privacy, or lack thereofDaddyBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-84629439795432364712011-10-11T16:41:03.928-04:002011-10-11T16:41:03.928-04:00Put the phone in your car, get out, and lock the c...Put the phone in your car, get out, and lock the car door behind you.<br /><br />"I do not submit to searching my car".<br /><br />They still have to have a warrant/probably cause to search a vehicle.WS4Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15965993024629114069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-11646295303852159392011-10-11T16:21:09.371-04:002011-10-11T16:21:09.371-04:00Matt, you have a point, but why make it easy for t...Matt, you have a point, but why make it easy for them? Also, not every patrol vehicle, even in areas that use such devices, will have them. <br /><br />Jake, I think where I was going was that we need to re-establish the supremacy of our rights over the powers of the government, and make sure there is no excuse of ignorance for violating them. Yes, we've got almost 100 years of precedent eroding our protections, but nothing says we can't work through the legislature and judiciary to take back what's been eaten away.DaddyBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-81893401777038832112011-10-11T14:53:29.883-04:002011-10-11T14:53:29.883-04:00"The government should have big, clear, bold ...<i>"The government should have big, clear, bold lines that say "Further than this, thou shalt not go" on them when it comes to the privacy of citizens."</i><br /><br />Ahem.<br /><br /><i>"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."</i><br /><br />About the only way it could be clearer would be to eliminate the word "unreasonable".<br /><br />The problem is not the lack of "big, clear, bold lines", but the towering edifice of precedent and rules that have been built up for the government to use in <i>ignoring</i> the big, clear, bold lines that already exist.Jake (formerly Riposte3)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02976718318892210404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-3471571218624945582011-10-11T12:51:24.447-04:002011-10-11T12:51:24.447-04:00I would certainly lock my phone up but be aware th...I would certainly lock my phone up but be aware that there is a machine that Law enforcement has that can simply scan the phone and they don't even have to be physically connected. <br /><br />Turn off the GPS unit in your phone.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967355941603195101noreply@blogger.com