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Re:Facebook Releases Data, Including All National Security R... by ihsw on Friday June 14, 2013 @10:02PM (#5883576)
That's a massive load of shit, the 'economics of surveillance' is a drop in a very large bucket.

Most people don't give a shit about surveillance and half the people that do care think it's great.

This blog post is damage control to avoid getting banned across the world since it's become painfully clear that Facebook is inseparable from the US Government.

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Re:Facebook Releases Data, Including All National Security R... by gwgarry on Friday June 14, 2013 @10:07PM (#5883597)
Most people don't give a shit because it does not effect them. If we can show them that it does effect them, their opinions will change. And it does effect everyone, because if you have to worry about explaining what you say to other people or face consequences then freedom of speech and freedom of conscience is effectively dead.
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