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[–] HerzogVonWiesel 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Theres like a bazillion movies, books and games telling us why overarching surveillance is a bad thing.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Oh, don't worry, it's only bad for the common people so that doesn't count.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

There's plenty of real life examples of why overarching surveillance is a bad thing. The Stasi, the Gestapo, the Chinese social credit system, the myriad of Western domestic spying programs revealed by whistleblowers.