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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

I feel like there'd have to be an enormous workforce to sort out all the phone calls.

Since they probably dont employ 800,000 people in a warehouse to specifically listen to every phonecall, and they probably just have technology that picks up on certain words like LETS BOMB BOSTON or similar intent, I suspect that if you don't say these things, you don't really have to worry about it.

There are folks in this thread already throwing out the counter that people in our society are soft on these objectionable infringements on our rights and freedoms, but I do have to ask what difference it makes if they listen to your request to a 17 year old kid at Pizza Hut that you'd rather not have olives.

The only thing the government needs to stick to, quite frankly, is being transparent themselves. That's why good leaders are people you can trust, like Nenshi, who's whole fataing premise is structured around transparency and honesty. Our current Canadian federal government has proven they don't exhibit these qualities, they'll be voted out next election, watch.

The one thing the tinfoil group has right though, is the secret order from the court. That's wrong in my mind.

I doubt they're actually listening to them all, but the fact that they have the right and ability to for no legal reason should still definitely be cause for concern.

It doesnt matter what you've said or whether it was incriminating or just boring, its the matter of the fact that they shouldnt have the right to spy on you for no reason other than that they want to.