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0 pointsunethical_ban1y ago0 comments

Really makes you think about whether there are some things that can still transcend partisan showmanship, like national security.

I still am a believer in digital freedom, I'm old enough to have seen the changes in the Internet, and it is a much more malevolent and fucked up force than it was even 15 years ago. Maybe, just maybe, the government needs the power to spy on international targets with oversight.

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karma_pharmer1y ago

with oversight

The constitution's term for this is "warrant".

int_19h1y ago

When didn't they ever claim that sky will fall if they don't have all the surveillance they already do, and then some for good measure?

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