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They play ball with intelligence and law enforcement agencies providing something to them the government could never practically or legally procure otherwise.

• beeboop 5y ago
  Between NSLs and Patriot Act, pretty sure the government gets anything it wants at any time with zero consequence.
  • Verdex 5y ago
    Maybe. But there's something to be said for getting a hard drive full of juicy info from 'just some guy' who has zero oversight now and forever. And even if the only thing you're accomplishing is giving the secret judge a break from rubber stamping all of your requests, I can see that having some inter-department social currency benefits.
  • nisegami 5y ago
    But fundamentally, it needs to be out there in order to be obtained by a TLA. Facebook and Friends help by giving us a reason AND a platform for us to put information out there that can then be tapped.