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A comment on Who Has Your Back 2014: Protecting Your Data From Government Requests.

Re:Who Has Your Back 2014: Protecting Your Data From Governm... by herrschindler on Friday May 16, 2014 @04:39AM (#7754443)
So the EFF is now becoming the lobby for the US surveillance companies?

Several of these companies built their business model on commercial surveillance of their users with the purpose of monetizing their data directly or indirectly.

And these are the companies that are supposed to "have my back"? Really?

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Re:Who Has Your Back 2014: Protecting Your Data From Governm... by rectangletangle on Friday May 16, 2014 @05:55AM (#7754654)
Companies never "have anyone's back." They exist to generate revenue; this isn't intrinsically bad. However, this should preclude any form of blind trust.
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