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Re:A Decade-Old Gag Order, Lifted by brandonmenc on Monday November 30, 2015 @05:45PM (#10652453)
> The mass surveillance apparatus is the perfect tool for collecting blackmail material on current and future leaders.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

It's shocking how rarely you hear this angle on things, but it's easily the most sinister aspect of these programs.

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Re:A Decade-Old Gag Order, Lifted by peteretep on Monday November 30, 2015 @08:41PM (#10653166)
It's also the one that will most likely kill these programs dead. Neither party wants security agencies picking winners for them, or deciding who gets to be in Congress.
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