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Re:CEO of Banjo admitted to being a Neo-Nazi skinhead in his... by arm32 on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @07:15PM (#23013309)
I think that's a little bit of a strawman argument. Surveillance has its time and place, especially when used to deter crime or bring justice to really bad people out there. That's like saying Kevin Mitnick didn't turn his life around when he started consulting.
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Re:CEO of Banjo admitted to being a Neo-Nazi skinhead in his... by mdszy on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @10:07AM (#23019377)
>especially when used to deter crime or bring justice to really bad people out there

At what point does the vague goal of "deter crime" start to infringe on privacy? We're already seeing this happen and it's a bullshit argument, frankly.

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