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On the flip side, the fact that none of these people were prevented makes me think the mass surveillance isn’t as scary as we thought. The targeting of black a
by gunfighthacksaw 4y ago
On the flip side, the fact that none of these people were prevented makes me think the mass surveillance isn’t as scary as we thought.
The targeting of black activists is nothing new. The US law enforcement and intelligence services have been doing that forever, before computers even.
- the_optimist 4y agoIt’s not used to generate foresight, it’s used for parallel construction and reverse targeting.
- dTal 4y ago>the fact that none of these people were prevented makes me think the mass surveillance isn’t as scary as we thought This seems to presuppose that stopping the attacks are the purpose of the mass surveillance, and its failure to do this proves that mass surveillance is ineffective and therefore harmless. But one could equally well conclude that the people in charge of mass surveillance aren't trying to stop attacks, and that is not what it is for. This is more scary, not less.