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genuine question then: why do this on citizens then? what are they expecting to gain? are they just casting a wide net to catch dumb extremists?
by ramy_d 10y ago
genuine question then: why do this on citizens then? what are they expecting to gain? are they just casting a wide net to catch dumb extremists?
- Zak 10y agoA lot of metadata-oriented mass surveillance centers around who is talking to whom. If someone is identified as potentially relevant, for example, for being involved in publishing leaks, spies might be very interested in filling in as much information as possible about that person's contacts and communication methods.