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The news that the NSA has been indiscriminately collecting the phone and Internet logs of Americans under sweeping Patriot Act orders has provoked outrage from civil libertarians. But there are also plenty of quieter voices wondering why law-abiding citizens should be concerned about bulk data collection if there’s even an off-chance it might help stop a terrorist attack. In a new video Cato scholar Jim Harper gives a quick primer on the meaning and importance of privacy in a digital world filled with government surveillance, tracking infrastructure, and laws and regulations that stop you from protecting your privacy.

• “Privacy, Regulation, and the Internet,” Video with Jim Harper
• “NSA Snooping Matters, Even if You Have ‘Nothing to Hide’,” by Julian Sanchez
• “Public More Wary of NSA Surveillance Than Pundits Claim,” by Emily McClintock Ekins

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Source: CATO HEADLINES