Comments on: A Wake-Up Call for Reform http://blog.cdt.org/2007/03/14/a-wake-up-call-for-reform/ Digital Policy in Process Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:28:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: CitizenRobertK http://blog.cdt.org/2007/03/14/a-wake-up-call-for-reform/#comment-2291 CitizenRobertK Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:20:36 +0000 http://blog.cdt.org/2007/03/14/a-wake-up-call-for-reform/#comment-2291 Unfortunately, so many citizens tend to believe that they "have nothing to hide" and so construe that the illegal invasion of government into their lives has no ill effect; that those who mourn the loss of "privacy" are hiding some nefarious doings that need investigation. The fact that follow-up reporting on this and other abuses by the government have all but evaporated insures that citizens' 30-minute attention span will not linger on such deeds. Now, what's Paris Hilton doing these days? Unfortunately, so many citizens tend to believe that they “have nothing to hide” and so construe that the illegal invasion of government into their lives has no ill effect; that those who mourn the loss of “privacy” are hiding some nefarious doings that need investigation.

The fact that follow-up reporting on this and other abuses by the government have all but evaporated insures that citizens’ 30-minute attention span will not linger on such deeds. Now, what’s Paris Hilton doing these days?

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