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0 pointscoldtea11y ago0 comments

Scary if you are on the receiving end, like most people. But they are on the power end.

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...and apparently oblivious to the possibility that they might ever be on the "wrong" end of it.

This is a foolish belief. The higher ups in NSA are most likely under the very same surveillance that they oversee, whether they know it or not. After all, the NSA cannot be immune to internal politics and power-plays.

coldteaOP11y ago

Usually there's a "code of silence" between crooks such as these. They know that if they started digging for another, they'd have others dig for their shit.

Plus, it's not like anyone will use their information to make their life hell or put them in jail. At worst, they might be denied some promotion.

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rosser11y ago

...and apparently oblivious to the possibility that they might ever be on the "wrong" end of it.

enraged_camel11y ago

coldteaOP11y ago

Usually there's a "code of silence" between crooks such as these. They know that if they started digging for another, they'd have others dig for their shit.

Plus, it's not like anyone will use their information to make their life hell or put them in jail. At worst, they might be denied some promotion.

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