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Would you rather 'things happen' before anyone reacts and there is no discussion till then? What's the point of a comment like this. The exact same kind of sta
by throw2016 10y ago
Would you rather 'things happen' before anyone reacts and there is no discussion till then? What's the point of a comment like this.
The exact same kind of statement was made on HN a week ago about the grotesque snooper law in the UK and well now its law. And this is not new. There is a clear trend in process for years now.
Why would any citizen under threat from these kind of laws that shift tremendous powers to the state and take an irreversible step toward totalitarian outcomes make these diminishing dismissive statements?
- apsec112 10y agoI am not dismissing the NSA or mass surveillance. I'm dismissing the title, which implies that specific new powers are about to be implemented. In fact, nothing has even been proposed yet; the author just speculates about what might be proposed in the indefinite future. A better title might be, eg., "Trump Appointees Might Propose More NSA Surveillance", or "Some Powers The NSA Might Gain Under Trump".