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Why haven't they, then? Your model of intelligence agencies as sinister and omnipotent is at odds with all the available evidence. This is who is lurking behin
by ForHackernews 2y ago
Why haven't they, then? Your model of intelligence agencies as sinister and omnipotent is at odds with all the available evidence.
This is who is lurking behind the curtain, petty, fallible humans just like everywhere else: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/13/the-surreal-case-of-a-cia-hackers-revenge https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/13/the-surreal-ca...
- sneak 2y agoThey are sinister and competent; nobody said anything about omnipotent. The question was why should we be more concerned about government data access than private industry. The answer is because the government claims a monopoly on violence, up to and including murder and assassination; Google does not.