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IncreasePostslast Tuesday at 7:35 PM1 replyview on HN

Is surveillance special in that it needs total buy in from society, or else it's bad? Is any other aspect of governance held to that standard?


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bigyabailast Tuesday at 8:12 PM

Surveillance isn't populist. The Patriot Act, for instance, is not representative of what taxpayers want to spend money on.