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[–] 13 points 23 hours ago (1 child)

Oh yeah. The intelligence services “aren’t allowed” to directly collect information on citizens not under “investigation”—I’m sure they do anyway, but it probably limits some of what they’d like to do. There doesn’t seem to be any prohibition to them buying the same surveillance data from commercial partners through contracts though, so this has basically become a huge loophole to the law that’s supposed to protect citizens from being spied on.

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  • [–] 4 points 16 hours ago*

    G.W.'s greatest legacy the department of homeland security and lighting the match under the now active bonfire of private data brokers.

    Weird how everyone involved in 9/11 also seemed to of benefited greatly from it in every precieved way possible like double dipping off the insurance because the second plane was some how considered a seperate attack, or the fact that the towers where filled with asbestos and would cost more than its worth to replace. Not to mention the Saudis, the safari club, or Carlyle, etc.

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