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Why does it matter whether it is a government agency that has those data sets versus a private corporation?
by wu-ikkyu 10y ago
Why does it matter whether it is a government agency that has those data sets versus a private corporation?
- ptero 10y agoBecause: (1) government can ignore some protections that corporations are supposed to follow and (2) government can act on this in a way corporations cannot (use this information to argue for or issue search / seize warrants, etc.).
- wu-ikkyu 10y ago>government can ignore some protections that corporations are supposed to follow Vice versa is also true. Google and Facebook can censor free speech more effectively than any other, legally. >government can act on this in a way corporations cannot (use this information to argue for or issue search / seize warrants, etc.) Google and Facebook don't need a search warrant to scour and social engineer billions of people's lives.