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They’re talking about national security. They want to read your messages so they can see if you’re a potential terrorist. They are not talking about users secur
by whoisjuan 7y ago
They’re talking about national security. They want to read your messages so they can see if you’re a potential terrorist. They are not talking about users security. They don’t give a fuck about that as evidenced by the equifax debacle.
- ncallaway 7y ago> They want to read your messages so they can see if you’re a potential terrorist. That is their stated reason. If given access they will also read your messages to determine if you are a drug dealer, or a drug user, or have committed financial crimes, or if you're organizing disfavored political activity, or...
- smolder 7y agoEven the capability of mass surveillance means that the public can be abused by the powers that be without much worry of backlash. It takes fear of the public out of the policy making equation, along with having a chilling effect. I don't think a representative democracy is really representative or a democracy anymore with a power imbalance that steep. Nevermind Citizens United.