> Government snooping (and, generally, privacy concerns) date back to at least Obama's presidency. In a similar way to how 500 is at least 7, yeah. To elabora

> Government snooping (and, generally, privacy concerns) date back to at least Obama's presidency. In a similar way to how 500 is at least 7, yeah. To elaborate, "government snooping (and, generally, privacy concerns" date back before the founding of the US. Specific concerns around bulk electronic collection date back at least to the 70s, when concerns were raised over bulk collection of telegrams - a program ("SHAMROCK") dating back to the 40s. Concerns about email in particular were a thing in the Clinton administration (e.g., see "Carnivore"). I understand the impulse to say "but the other side does it!" And that's not wrong, per se. But it misses the point. And what's new about Trump is not that he's engaging in more surveillance - I have no reason to believe that he is. What's new is that he's so very deeply distrusted by such a wide swath of the population.