> Claiming that they should not be able to wiretap lawfully (or even otherwise) is a rather naive view of the world and lawful wiretapping does not imply dystop

> Claiming that they should not be able to wiretap lawfully (or even otherwise) is a rather naive view of the world and lawful wiretapping does not imply dystopia. I hold the opposite view: that the idea that the evolutionary trajectory of the internet seems wont to continue to allow "wiretapping" (and, for that matter, the existence of a capricious state tout court) is the naive view. The state is looking increasingly obsolete every day, and moves like this are significant leaps forward in solidifying that conclusion.