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Re:Britain passed the “most extreme surveillance law ever pa... by lubesGordi on Thursday November 17, 2016 @01:18PM (#12979913)
My counter to this argument is I ask "Who decides what you should hide?" The answer is the government, which is not always on your side or right or ethical. I think (hope) people in the US will get this argument now more that Trump has been elected.
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Re:Britain passed the “most extreme surveillance law ever pa... by pbhjpbhj on Thursday November 17, 2016 @04:21PM (#12981739)
>The answer is the government //

Which is short for "the democratic will of the people" in a democracy. If the government is some elite group that you don't want governing you then vote them out.

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