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> It seems that 90% of the outrage is container on reddit and HN. Then you seriously need to expand your horizons on information intake, because human rights o
by runjake 13y ago
> It seems that 90% of the outrage is container on reddit and HN.
Then you seriously need to expand your horizons on information intake, because human rights orgs are pissed off, Ecuador and Hong Kong are pissed off. Germany, and the EU as a whole are considering a wide range of actions, and so on.
- embolism 13y agoEcuador and Hong Kong are pissed off... Ironic given that in both of these countries, warrantless wiretapping is legal and routine.
- erikvanzijst 13y agoCitation needed.
- embolism 13y ago'Citation needed' is essentially 'I can't be bothered to Google' however: Ecuador: http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/exclusive-documents-illuminate-ecuadors-spying-practices http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/exclusive-documents-illumi... China: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/27/world/asia/with-snowden-gone-hong-kong-focuses-on-us-surveillance.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/27/world/asia/with-snowden-go... "Security experts and democracy proponents say that mainland China’s domestic surveillance operations in Hong Kong are far more extensive than the American effort. But those operations have largely disappeared from public discussion as attention has focused on the many details released by Mr. Snowden."