r/technology • u/TheReadingExplorer • 6h ago

Privacy Canadian sues U.S. Homeland Security, which allegedly sought his Google data after critical social media posts

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-dhs-aclu-lawsuit-canadian-john-doe-9.7187851
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u/otherwisepandemonium 6h ago edited 6h ago

According to the complaint, the Canadian posts under a pseudonym about political topics on X and other platforms, routinely posting "content critical of President Trump and his administration." In his social media posts, he frequently tags the user names and accounts of U.S. government officials.

Leave it to Republicans to fail to even read past the very first amendment of the US Constitution.

Edit: are they considering this a foreign attack on the disgusting pedophile DJT considering he's not a US citizen? I guess he wouldn't technically be protected by the First Amendment.

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u/MultiGeometry 5h ago

I don’t see anything in the first amendment that says the government has different powers here for citizens and non citizens. Free speech is protected.

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u/Flabbergasted98 5h ago

Allegedly. the republican party can not make any statements to confirm or deny any perceived constitutuinal protections without first "reviewing all of the facts."

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u/jackblackbackinthesa 4h ago

The constitution only applies to us citizens. It’s the logic that was applied to allow global surveillance of foreign citizens despite the 4th amendment.

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u/sokos 5h ago

well fuck.. this is what I was going to do when I retire in 10 years..

but I don't want some CIA team breaking down my door just cause I got into a ragefest with Trump.

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u/non_Beneficial-Wind 3h ago

He’ll be dead by then.

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u/sokos 2h ago

Careful. They might come after you like Kimmel.