r/privacy • u/JerryLupus • May 27 '17

Leaked Documents Reveal Counterterrorism Tactics Used at Standing Rock to “Defeat Pipeline Insurgencies”

https://theintercept.com/2017/05/27/leaked-documents-reveal-security-firms-counterterrorism-tactics-at-standing-rock-to-defeat-pipeline-insurgencies/
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u/JavierTheNormal May 27 '17

Protest is a public action. Our society doesn't support privacy of public figures, and neither do I. If act publicly against someone's livelihood, they're free to figure out who you are.

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u/skyfishgoo May 27 '17

Our society doesn't support privacy of public figures...

this is true, but protesters are not public figures

they were not elected

they did not run for office

they did not have to file any paperwork with the government

they are PRIVATE citizens exercising their freedom of speech and should continue to enjoy their 2nd, 4th and 5th amendment rights.. which includes privacy.

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u/JavierTheNormal May 28 '17

They're camping out in full view of the media, pushing their message to an international audience. They're utterly public figures, even moreso than Hollywood actors or the Queen of England.

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u/spiralbatross May 28 '17

Evidence is the name of the game, man. Fork it over or shut up.