Hong Kong Baffled by Snowden’s Hideout

Re:Hong Kong Baffled by Snowden’s Hideout by cryptokill on Monday June 10, 2013 @07:51AM (#5853677)

This stuff proves to me that these programs have no value in stopping things that have not yet happened. Like the boston bombings and this guy, I sure there was a huge trail of evidence that didn't get identified in time to stop the actual act.

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Re:Hong Kong Baffled by Snowden’s Hideout by joonix on Monday June 10, 2013 @09:32AM (#5854169)

Or that the programs are not being abused widely for surveillance outside of their stated purpose?

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Re:Hong Kong Baffled by Snowden’s Hideout by revscat on Monday June 10, 2013 @10:04AM (#5854388)

Not worth it. The risk from totalitarian regimes is far greater than the risk from terrorism. Governments have more resources, by far. Even if we assume that PRISM is being used completely above-the-board the potential for abuse is still large enough to warrant reconsideration.

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