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> This is pretty similar to the old argument about why mass surveillance is unlikely to be happening - we're just not that good at keeping secrets. Not a great
by snowwrestler 2y ago
> This is pretty similar to the old argument about why mass surveillance is unlikely to be happening - we're just not that good at keeping secrets.
Not a great example since we know for a fact that mass surveillance is happening. The U.S. Congress just voted to extend and expand it.
- zarzavat 2y agoI believe that was indeed their point. People used to dismiss mass surveillance of the US on its people as a crackpot conspiracy theory, until the full extent of it was revealed by Snowden. Some conspiracy theories turn out to be true. Just a handful though.
- rootusrootus 2y agoBy "people" you mean "some people" and there are always some people. For as long as I've been alive the predominant public opinion has been that mass surveillance does take place. We've had evidence for that decades before Snowden got specific about the NSA's abilities.
- snowwrestler 2y agoSnowden is a great example of how hard it is to keep things secret when they are real.