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| exactly how -- and why -- the government is watching you. The CBSA will also provide a help line "explaining how the recordings will be used, stored, disclosed, and retained." I'm imagining some kind of Moviefone-esque situation: If you're being spied on by video,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], press 1; if you're being spied on by audio,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], press 2. To speak to an operator, press 0.On the one hand,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it's hard to imagine such a help line being anything other than frustrating in the best case and infuriating in the worst. Help lines are not known for their glowing customer service -- and whether this particular Canadian initiative will prove worthwhile is an open question. On the other hand, though, the spirit is right: More government transparency is,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], as a general rule,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a good thing. Particularly when the government in question is monitoring its citizens and those of other countries. Most of us accept that surveillance is an unavoidable feature of contemporary life. What we don't accept is opacity and apathy among the people who are |
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