Under a provision of the Patriot Act the NSA is allowed to collect phone metadata — the numbers, time stamps, and duration of a call, but not its actual content. Opponents include civil liberties advocates and Senator Rand Paul who argue that the collection is unconstitutional since it is done without a warrant. Supporters of the collection argue that the collection is necessary to track suspected terrorists.
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Response rates from 24.9k Anti-Capitalism voters.
13% Yes |
87% No |
8% Yes |
50% No |
5% Yes, basic data collection is necessary to track suspected terrorists |
30% No, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity |
7% No, and abolish the NSA |
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Unique answers from Anti-Capitalism voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8SRZSQK4yrs4Y
No, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity and abolish the NSA fbi Cia ntf open area 51
@9FC6FTG1yr1Y
Yes, but only for suspected terrorist or serious offenders, not common citizens.
@9F9RXJY1yr1Y
I honestly don'r care, unless it helps to a police investigation, which is what they do anyways.
@9F9JBKH1yr1Y
I'm okay with it, but I understand why people wouldn't like that.
@9F9HQ3M1yr1Y
certain information should be kept away
@9F8QS8H1yr1Y
Yes, as long as they have a reasonable idea to do so
@9F8SMHF1yr1Y
The NSA should be able to collect basic metadata of citizens only if they show suspicion to the government.
@9F7BKPN1yr1Y
if only there known to be a criminal etc.
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