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Most of the privacy violation is done by private industry.
by idlewords 10y ago
Most of the privacy violation is done by private industry.
- morganvachon 10y agoAnd? That doesn't change the fact that the government makes up the rest of it. Besides, a not insignificant amount of the private sector's invasion of privacy has been at the behest of the government: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/04/yahoo-secret-email-program-nsa-fbi https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/04/yahoo-sec...
- transitorykris 10y agoThe article covers that in the final paragraph. "For all the powerful machinery available to government surveillance programs, they are subject to some court jurisdiction. That is not the case for commercial surveillance: Every aspect of daily life is tracked by smartphone apps, social media and websites. Whatever spying may go on at 33 Thomas Street would at least still be subject to legal oversight. The building really may be a monument to quaint ideas about privacy."