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[–] underline960@sh.itjust.works 58 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sounds less like "protecting your privacy" and more like "letting you know when the government is violating your privacy."

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What exactly do you expect them to do other than notify you? They can't do anything against ESCHELON or Stellar Wind or MYSTIC or PRISM or or or or

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

of course but still what if we wouldn't spread false things. if they are not allowed to protect my privacy, we shouldn't (and neither should them) cqll it protecting our privacy, because that's simply false and misleading

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

OK, fair enough.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago

A surveillance canary