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Do you really not understand the difference between the government having this data and a private corporation? I'll spell it out: the government has guns and c
by jnbiche 13y ago
Do you really not understand the difference between the government having this data and a private corporation? I'll spell it out: the government has guns and can lock you up based on their interpretation of the data, private corporations can't.
And please don't try to tell me that the government only targets the guilty with the data they collect and the observations they make. Many, many innocent people are caught up in the government's nets every day.
- pinaceae 13y agofor the vast majority of people, private corporations have a larger impact on their life than the NSA. the NSA will not touch your life. your bank, your mobile operator, your credit card company - immediate impact. if the latter want to fuck you up, you're toast as well. see all the foreclosures, etc. this focus on government is truly strange. just one of the players, but somehow special. the NSA has accomplished, what a lot of fucking startups are attempting - your unified social media profile. linkedin is green with jealousy.