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EU is proposing a new mass surveillance law and they are asking the public for feedback (ec.europa.eu)

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[-] [email protected] 42 points 1 month ago

I've yet to see substantive evidence that mass surveillance actually does anything (positive), let alone to a degree that remotely justifies the incurred costs, whether material or societal.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You don't see it only because you're not a member of the elites. It works fine as a tool of intimidation and control of the masses.

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