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Thank you for stating this. It is important to realize IMO that some very deeply moneyed interests in the US beleive in massive surveillance. If they didn't, t

Thank you for stating this. It is important to realize IMO that some very deeply moneyed interests in the US beleive in massive surveillance. If they didn't, then it wouldn't be happening from both parties

sanderjd 10y ago
It is even more disheartening when you consider that this isn't even due to "moneyed interests", but rather is just fairly popular politics. It is more politically mainstream to be worried about terrorism than privacy protections. Arguably, (some of) the founders knew this would be the case, which is why they put the protections directly in the Bill of Rights. (In general, I think you can read the Bill of Rights as protecting important, but unpopular, rights.)