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The recent advent of governments worldwide trying to force corporations to build backdoors into their services for the 'safety of children' or to 'counter terrorism' arguably does more harm than good for the common people.
We're going to 'counter terrorism' by mass spying on our own citizens and hope to god real terrorists don't gain access to our backdoor.
if we spy on their spies, we can counterspy their spyworks before they spy on us!
... and it's called "defensive measures", sir.
/s
The point of the exercise is ALWAYS to spy on innocent citizens. It's about surveillance and control, not countering terrorism or protecting children.
It's never about the public interest but the preservation of plutocratic power.