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The NSA using the power of the state to persuade a telco to intercept some stuff for them is somewhat different from having random employees of a private compan

The NSA using the power of the state to persuade a telco to intercept some stuff for them is somewhat different from having random employees of a private company just deciding to arbitrarily browse through their corporate databases.

mindcrime 10y ago
True. The State has a lot more power on its side, making the former scenario much more of a threat.
- AlexandrB 10y ago
  Except the NSA is an arm of a democratically elected government. Tell me when the public Uber elections start.
  - mindcrime 10y ago
    Except the NSA is an arm of a democratically elected government. Yes, and look what that's gotten us so far.