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seydortoday at 3:06 PM2 repliesview on HN

It isn't going to stop until it becomes a national security issue. If your can spy on your citizens , your enemies can potentially gain access to the same surveillance and hit high profile targets.

We live in war times and will soon see it happening


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ninalanyontoday at 3:41 PM

When those in power regard the people as the enemy their natural allies are other governments with similar attitudes. So you don't need to wait until another government gains access, you offer it instead.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes

godelskitoday at 6:45 PM

  > your enemies can potentially gain access to the same surveillance
Which has already happened. Though it is less obvious if high profile targets have been blackmailed or coerced. There's at least signs that some have. Even if not foreign governments, Epstein certainly had leverage