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The difference is that intelligence gathering after obtaining a subpoena is an acceptable practice. The heat that the US was under was for their mass surveillan
by josho 7y ago
The difference is that intelligence gathering after obtaining a subpoena is an acceptable practice. The heat that the US was under was for their mass surveillance of its own population.
- xwolfi 7y agoDon't forget https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/business/us-snooping-on-companies-cited-by-china.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/business/us-snooping-on-c...
- roywiggins 7y agoUK, South Africa recently both acknowledged that they do bulk collection too. https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/3164/two-states-admit-bulk-interception-practices-why-does-it-matter https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/3164/two-states-a... The US got there first, but it seems other countries have been rapidly catching up.