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Re:U.S. NSA domestic phone spying program illegal: appeals c... by CWuestefeld on Thursday May 07, 2015 @06:38PM (#9508846)
I don't buy either side of that statement. Government does hassle the masses, and I'm not sure what incentives private companies have to use data collection on the masses. My argument for the latter is probably a little weak, but certainly in the former, history is clear.
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Re:U.S. NSA domestic phone spying program illegal: appeals c... by spacemanmatt on Saturday May 09, 2015 @06:45AM (#9516031)
> I'm not sure what incentives private companies have to use data collection on the masses.

Have you met FaceBook?

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