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10 Questions: Warrantless Wiretaps

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10 Questions: Warrantless Wiretaps

A one-minute 2007 clip of Barack Obama, during his campaign, opposing warrantless wiretaps. It was later reposted with a campaign call to action.

HN uses it as a critical reference to contrast his campaign promises with later NSA surveillance policy.

6 Hacker News mentions · 2013–2014

Topics

  • Privacy, surveillance & cybercrime
  • US politics & elections
  • Free speech, censorship & civil liberties

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