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'Eyes Everywhere': Congress Is About to Vote to Expand Mass Surveillance of Americans, Experts Warn::Privacy experts worry that a proposed reform bill would greatly widen how the government can surveil Americans’ digital communications.

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[-] Gigan@lemmy.world 53 points 11 months ago

We keep going backwards in regards to digital privacy.

[-] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 36 points 11 months ago

That's been kinda the whole theme of the US lately.

[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

22+ years isn't what I'd consider "lately"

[-] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 20 points 11 months ago

You might when you’re older

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago
[-] JayleneSlide@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Holy hell, they said "older," not "antediluvian." 😆

[-] Squizzy@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Far more than that, they were fighting encryption through the 80s and 90s

[-] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago
[-] j4k3@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

It is the mission to make sure Osama bin Laden's long game was successful. He destroyed democracy and freedom exactly like he wanted. Now we have Republican Jihads. He won.

[-] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

What do I look like a shareholder?

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works -3 points 11 months ago

I’ll take “things that boomers don’t understand” for 400, alex.

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