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Re:Open letter concerning Facebook's proposals to apply end-... by pjc50 on Monday December 23, 2019 @07:58AM (#21863309)
Compare with the "Totok" (not tiktok) discussion also on the front page. Suddenly people aren't so keen when it's a foreign intelligence agency doing the snooping.
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Re:Open letter concerning Facebook's proposals to apply end-... by close04 on Monday December 23, 2019 @08:50AM (#21863553)
> people aren't so keen when it's a foreign intelligence agency

True, when I pointed out how the bottom of the slippery slope of backdooring looks like, it wasn't much appreciated. I'd rather assume it's not because so many HNers are pro-snooping but rather pro "righteous" snooping. "Ours" vs. "theirs" even if it probably degenerates towards the same end result.

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Re:Open letter concerning Facebook's proposals to apply end-... by buran77 on Monday December 23, 2019 @08:03AM (#21863336)
Pretty sure many of the people are equally keen on the principle just can't comment publicly without sounding hypocritical.
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