"J.C. DE MARTIN" <demartin@polito.it> writes:

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/covid-19-tracking-data-surveillance-ri...

Capolavoro, grazie! Mi permetto di riportare qui le conclusioni, che sono il succo del loro ragionamento, per chi non avesse tempo di leggere tutto l'articolo: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- In the weeks ahead, we must be vigilant. Whether it was the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the profiling of Muslim Americans following the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, or the mass incarceration for petty and nonviolent crimes when crime rates spiked in the ’80s and ’90s, our rights are most at risk when we feel scared. And the changes we accept in times of crisis can last far longer than the immediate crisis. In the weeks following 9/11, Congress hastily expanded surveillance powers through the USA PATRIOT Act. Many of those emergency provisions were originally supposed to expire more than a decade ago. This week, Congress voted to renew them yet again. Taking evidence-based steps to protect public health will save lives in the coming days, but any damage we do to our Constitution may not heal for decades. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Saluti, Giovanni -- Giovanni Biscuolo Xelera IT Infrastructures