3 ms·
The sheer irony of admitting spying on the global population from both.
by villgax 8mo ago
The sheer irony of admitting spying on the global population from both.
- api 8mo agoIf it’s in the cloud it’s not your computer. I assume there is no privacy in the cloud unless it’s locally encrypted and only stored there.
- smt88 8mo agoWhen has the US govt and its allies been secretive about spying on non-citizens? We literally have agreements with European allies to collaborate on it.
- bpodgursky 8mo agoThe sheer naivete to think the United States has any legal or moral obligation to respect the privacy of the global population.
- slopinthebag 8mo agoDoes that apply to all moral obligations? Does Iran have a moral obligation to not nuke the global population? What about Israel and Palestine?
- truetraveller 8mo agoLegal, no. Moral, absolutely. I mean, aren't other people human?
- slopinthebag 8mo agoUnder their moral framework, Israel has no moral obligation against bombing the shit out of Palestine.
- bpodgursky 8mo agoOther people are human and I agree that violence used against non-Americans overseas should be used only with very serious consideration and with checks and safeguards (albeit not with the same absolute protections as when used domestically). But privacy? Yeah, no, if it benefits the safety or interests of US even slightly to know what the world is thinking, seeing, and planning, I have zero qualms using all tools at our disposal.
- slopinthebag 8mo agoDo you have any qualms about Chinese surveillance of the USA? Is it cool for them to gather info on you?
- bpodgursky 8mo agoWhat is a qualm? It's their job to do it, and our job to stop them from doing it.
- AmericanOP 8mo agoThe Patriot Act and spying on US citizens was a major issue a decade ago. The prevalence of data and a general sense of powerlessness means this won't get talked about much sadly.
- slopinthebag 8mo agoAnd the sheer irony of Americans proclaiming Anthropic as morally superior because of it. Do they think America is the only country or something? I thought that was just a trope.
- EasyMark 8mo agoI suspect any 5 eyes countries can get any information they want on any citizen in any of the countries in that unholy agreement.