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Re:Dutch Police intelligence services unlawfully spied on wh... by nonethewiser on Thursday February 08, 2024 @02:28PM (#39306397)
> So, theoretically, the police intelligence services may have been spying on visitors to a certain mosque or protesting farmers.

Is this really that unreasonable? Im not sure I agree with any surveillance infrastructure but if you have it aren’t these the first places to start? I think it’s more a question of if surveillance is OK at all.

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Re:Dutch Police intelligence services unlawfully spied on wh... by Doxin on Friday February 09, 2024 @03:12AM (#39312598)
Surveillance like that is not unreasonable. The part that has gotten the intelligence services in hot water is doing quite broad surveillance like that without good reason.

You can surveil a mosque if you suspect it to be a meeting ground for terrorists. You cannot surveil a mosque just because you feel like it.

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Re:Dutch Police intelligence services unlawfully spied on wh... by nonethewiser on Friday February 09, 2024 @03:50PM (#39320371)
That's not quite the implication of the article though. If you need good cause to surveil a community and individuals then the fact that its a community is irrelevant.
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Re:Dutch Police intelligence services unlawfully spied on wh... by Doxin on Sunday February 11, 2024 @01:21PM (#39337074)
I'll be honest, I've not read this specific article. The topic was all over the news for a few days here though so I've read plenty about the issue.
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