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> i don't think data protection applies to state surveillance. if people knew what data the state collected about them, it would defeat the point. What? The pe
by wjn0 8y ago
> i don't think data protection applies to state surveillance. if people knew what data the state collected about them, it would defeat the point.
What? The people the system is meant to protect shouldn't know about the system... at all?
- dosy 8y agoYes so they cant interfere with how it protects them, as another commenter noted. That parts of a system must be prevented from knowing/interfering with the inner workings of each other to protect the integrity of the whole is a general pronciple in many things Itl think.