Tech Companies and Government May Soon Go to War Over Surveillance

Re:Tech Companies and Government May Soon Go to War Over Sur... by tinco on Friday August 30, 2013 @01:49PM (#6303137)

Don't be too quick in supporting the Tech Companies in this war. The only thing that will happen if they win, is that the government will have to pay to get your data.

In this war, the government should win, because the government is by extension the people. It is up to the people of the world to make sure that their governments implement the right laws to restrict surveillance.

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Re:Tech Companies and Government May Soon Go to War Over Sur... by pessimizer on Friday August 30, 2013 @02:23PM (#6303354)

What if your government is currently using chemical weapons on you, or imprisoning you for being gay?

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Re:Tech Companies and Government May Soon Go to War Over Sur... by tinco on Friday August 30, 2013 @03:51PM (#6303819)

Wat are tech companies going to do about that?

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Re:Tech Companies and Government May Soon Go to War Over Sur... by alextingle on Friday August 30, 2013 @06:56PM (#6304707)

Not cooperate with warrantless data requests that might reveal that someone is gay?

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Re:Tech Companies and Government May Soon Go to War Over Sur... by tinco on Friday August 30, 2013 @07:25PM (#6304795)

I don't know. That sounds right in theory.. but in practice, would a country that prosecutes people on ethnical/cultural grounds even consider allowing companies to ignore their data requests?

History tells us no. History also tells us that tech companies often don't give a shit. Perhaps a highly visible company like Google or Twitter might, but a little visible company like IBM or Cisco? I wouldn't bet on it.

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