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tantalor on April 17, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Crooks’ mistaken bet on encrypted phones

You do have a right to privacy by default, but the government can spy if it has a good enough reason.

If you thought being spied on was bad, wait til you hear what the government does when it thinks you're guilty of a crime.

remram on April 17, 2023 [–]

It seems that "suspecting it might have a good reason later" or "you're using the same service as other people it has a good reason to spy on" are sufficient reasons now.

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