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bonoboTP • yesterday at 11:36 PM • 0 replies • view on HN

Government would have to explicitly ban companies from surveilling, but they are fully incentivized to want the opposite: government naturally wants maximum amount of info to have the most agency, to know what's going on, to be prepared for any threats to itself, to make sure things are running smooth, that taxes are being paid, that regulations are being followed etc.