tristero@lemmy.worldtoWorld News@beehaw.org•Declassified report reveals that the US government is buying troves of data about its citizens
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1 year agoYeah, it’s the independent source exemption to the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine, basically. The original data collection wasn’t illegal, as it was collected by a third party rather than the government, and so is admissable.
What really puzzles me are the folks who disingenuously argue the climate is changing, but that it’s not caused by human action. Because they admit there’s a problem, but crucially still want nothing done to address or remedy the problem.
Mind-boggling.