When the Constitution was written, the founders had no way of anticipa…

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When the Constitution was written, the founders had no way of anticipating the new technologies that would evolve in the coming centuries. ✨ Privacy and civil liberties in the digital age by Al Franken, www.wired.com. March 2, 2012.
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