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I agree. These things are really about expanding bulk collection programs, not about catching whoever the big bad guy is at the moment.
by c3534l 6y ago
I agree. These things are really about expanding bulk collection programs, not about catching whoever the big bad guy is at the moment.
- 0xy 6y agoAustralia's metadata retention law was sold as a child protection scheme, and immediately after it was made into law it was repeatedly abused by intelligence employees to spy on girlfriends, used to investigate petty crimes and given out to any government agency who asked for it including local councils and tax agencies. As soon as it's law, the children are irrelevant. This is mass surveillance legislation, and child protection is the shiny marketing.