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@ISIDEWITHQuestionsDomestic PolicyStarted 13yrs agoActive 6mos ago

Should the government be able to monitor phone calls and emails?

DRI chair TJ McIntyre warned that Irish law in the area of accessing communication data is quickly becoming a "crucial one" given the presence here of top internet giants, such as Google, Microsoft and Twitter. He said courts and governments in the US and the UK were exploring whether their laws could reach into Ireland and force these companies to disclose personal data. And he said that a pending High Court case taken by DRI is likely to strike down Ireland's laws on data retention. "We have almost nothing in comparative terms [regarding oversight] to what they have in Britain," said Mr McIntyre, a law lecturer in University College Dublin.

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27%
Yes
73%
No
13%
Yes
72%
No
9%
Yes, but only by court order
1%
No, and enact legislation preventing government surveillance of citizen communications
3%
Yes, but only for those with criminal backgrounds
2%
Yes, this is necessary to combat terrorism

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 @B3KGCYTfrom Indiana  answered…1yr1Y

No, but the providers of the services should be allowed to send the information to the government if needed

 @B285GGXanswered…1yr1Y

If they are employed by the stae and its a work phone yes anything else you are going into dictorship

 @9ZHHRQCanswered…2yrs2Y

Yes, the option should be available in order to combat terrorism, but this should be done with independent oversight, and a warrant from a judge should be required in order to monitor a given individual from the public.

 @9ZGZHSManswered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but only in extreme circumstances and must be approved by a judge and must be done so against a person suspected of a serious crime

 @9HM7ZJWanswered…2yrs2Y

They should not monitor phone call or emails. However, if a person has history of criminal activities and terrorism. They have lost their rights to privacy therefore, it should be monitored

 @8RLNYM8answered…5yrs5Y

No, because even if that could be useful in certain circumstances, it is too great of a risk if it falls into the wrong hands

 @8PCGVVKanswered…6yrs6Y

Yes but ONLY for those who may be involved in terrorism or crime. If no evidence can be found after a period of a month or two then all surveillance must be stopped at once.

 @8C5RDBVanswered…6yrs6Y

No, unless they have a court order and limited to individual persons suspected of a crime.

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