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Re:Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests e... by kaffeemitsahne on Thursday October 17, 2019 @07:54AM (#21281036)
The various states would love to have as much data as they can on every citizen. Therefore, we're all state targets.
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Re:Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests e... by soulofmischief on Thursday October 17, 2019 @11:31AM (#21283122)
Language is useless if we don't set boundaries.

In this case, as you already know despite wanting to twist its meaning, "State target" refers to someone whom the state is specifically, actively expending resources in order to target. Target being the key word. Being part of a giant nation-wide dragnet doesn't make you a target.

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