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Was Edward Snowden the catalyst for change away from tolerating government dragnets? No, not enough to insist on “liberty [from dragnets] or death”, but it sur
by rm_-rf_slash 9y ago
Was Edward Snowden the catalyst for change away from tolerating government dragnets?
No, not enough to insist on “liberty [from dragnets] or death”, but it sure made a lot of people more aware about the spying powers of major govnerments on the devices people use every day. The toothpaste of paranoia cannot go back inside the tube of ignorance.
This is that same moment for the private sector. Sadly, as another poster mentioned, people will scathe Facebook and go to Instagram or WhatsApp instead, changing nothing.
- bogomipz 9y ago>"Was Edward Snowden the catalyst for change away from tolerating government dragnets?" Wait when were government dragnets ever tolerated? We are talking about things that undertaken in absolute secrecy. Was there legislative change taken in response? No or certainly nominally. Was there a change in the publics attitudes? Yes, absolutely. See: https://www.recode.net/2015/3/16/11560290/snowden-leaks-have-changed-how-americans-see-their-privacy https://www.recode.net/2015/3/16/11560290/snowden-leaks-have... Change isn't always instant and immediate.