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It's an interesting point: governments have invested untold billions [1,2.3] into internet surveillance of the entire population but these crypto teams elude th
by brandon272 5y ago
It's an interesting point: governments have invested untold billions [1,2.3] into internet surveillance of the entire population but these crypto teams elude them.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Data_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Data_Center
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program)
- markzzerella 5y agoBecause the surveillance is nothing but a tool for control and compliance. Solving crimes was never the point. It would not surprise me in the least if we found out in 50 years that these crypto groups were just another government team hoovering up data and getting more off the books funding.