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This accurately describes many commenters in this thread and threads like it. Based on OP's description the US government is a terrorist organization.

These are all good questions. I'm sure some agent of the government will respond very conclusively shortly.

> If you think you can go around doing whatever you want with computers But the the government is entitled to do whatever it wants with computers why? > If I was added to the watch…

How did they get your account information?

Yeah but if you disagree with something the government is doing, why would it be any better if you're making it easier? This is exactly what scientists who commit war-crimes would …

Got any stock tips? EDIT: Thanks for the reminder that nothing mildly humorous is tolerated on HN.

Yes, the evidence would be every Espionage Act prosecution under the Obama administration. Which are more numerous than the total of every previous administration since 1917. If yo…

That thing looks cool. One small nitpick, it's easier to open a banana from the seed end as opposed to the stem. Source: primates.

I don't think they fit into the startup category any longer. They took a $100 million round of financing and have 200+ employees. They do seem to have kept their heads on straight …

That said, the number of Espionage Act prosecutions by this admin. is concerning and pernicious in itself.

It would be more accurate to say that regulation is an avenue for legitimizing surveillance. It's purpose is to turn an unconstitutional program into a legal system for enforcing r…

Sorry, I did not mean to imply that taxation is necessary for surveillance. What I'm proposing is that regulation is one way of legitimizing the role of surveillance. The governmen…

I already did. Read the comment thread. It's pretty obvious, but if no one wants to think about it I can't make them.

You are restating exactly what you already said. Maybe you didn't understand. Taxation implies increased tracking and auditing of the good being taxed, in this context surveillance…

Explain how the two ideas aren't related.

Yeah the government's goal is totally a "free and open Internet." Except that part of the government dedicated to vacuuming up and storing and analyzing every signal from every net…

Ah, got it. I'll have to look into it a little more. It does seem there's some uncertainty about the total. http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jan/10/...

> Second Pretty easy to find. What's your question? http://www.propublica.org/special/sealing-loose-lips-chartin...

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Dangerously close? We've already gone down the rabbit hole. It will take a long time to undo the damage these people are doing to our society.

As my old army buddy would say, "Stop bitching, start pitching."

Agreed, behavior like this should be shared. I wonder if any companies know/care how much this kind of behavior negatively impacts people's perception of them.

Many people repeat things without knowing why. Next time you hear someone say they don't like sports ask why. Personally, I really enjoy sports. What I don't like is the organizati…

This is worthless as social sites, like Reddit, are one of the most heavily propagandized and manipulated places on the internet. It's a tool for disseminating information and talk…

Do you have any point worth making? You support the worldwide surveillance state. Everyone gets it.