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If I were in charge of an intelligence agency, I imagine the most interesting targets of surveillance would be congresspeople and judges.
by philipov 9y ago
If I were in charge of an intelligence agency, I imagine the most interesting targets of surveillance would be congresspeople and judges.
- rhizome 9y agoThe people most able to take your surveillance toys away.
- mschuster91 9y agoBut unlikely to do so when they're threatened e.g. by "someone" leaking evidence of "transgressions"... e.g. sexual encounters with affairs/prostitutes, excessive drinking, inappropriate conduct with minors, clandestine meetings with "sponsors" (aka corruption)... and Congressmen (or, politicians in general) are not exactly known for ethical behavior, which makes them all extortionable. A lot of this kind of "searching for evidence" can already be done using existing surveillance infrastructure, I believe it was called LOVEINT after the Snowden leaks.
- brandall10 9y agoYeah, I think J Edgar Hoover figured this out early in his reign.
- 1001101 9y agoAnd, indeed, they are.