I am outraged by the FBI's (not so clever) way of invading the rights of a person over whom they had no jurisdiction.

They may not be American citizens; and they may not enjoy the rights of Americans, but then the FBI are not Russians and do not enjoy the rights of Russians. You Americans already try to extend your constitution to emcompass the world, in some cases with the misdirected blessing of the remainder of the '1st World' and in some cases despite the objections of the remainder of the '1st World'.

They do have the right to an expectation of privacy, just as I do if/when I access the internet from work. While I do not particularly mind my CIO knowing what/where/who I see and speak to, I expect my CIO to treat anything that does not contravene direct company policy with the confidentiality that it deserves.

No, I am not an American citizen; nor do I reside in US controlled territory. And if a US citizen or government official attempted to interfere with my style of freedom the way the FBI did in this case, then I would expect my government (and the remainder of the 'free' world) to react the same way I have.

A one fingered salute to you.


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