re: #23 Political Atheist

One thing that would make me more comfortable with the use of the data would be if these anti terror tools remained strictly anti terror tools.

An oft quoted stat is that anti terror (as of a year or so ago) was about 15% of usage. 85% for other kinds of crimes. The FBI has been seen as abusing even the expanded powers, just ask the ACLU.

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Mission creep or quick jog?

Drugs are terrorism.
Prostitution is terrorism.
Video piracy is terrorism.
Money laundering is terrorism.

If you own the dictionary.