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Re:Ninth Circuit rules NSA's bulk collection of Americans' c... by imglorp on Thursday September 03, 2020 @08:49AM (#24363483)
Right. Look at the din over the Epstein stuff, due to covering/blackmailing/etc over the misbehavior by a small group.

Then imagine a single entity that has every domestic text, phone call, and email ever sent, searchable and indexed, on any politician, judge, or candidate. It's far, far, more power than merely spying on foreign powers.

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Re:Ninth Circuit rules NSA's bulk collection of Americans' c... by autisticcurio on Thursday September 03, 2020 @10:19AM (#24364305)
The security services have to do some unpleasant stuff in order to attempt some control over people. Whats the oldest profession in the book, then ask yourself what is the second oldest profession in the book? Would that be blackmail?
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