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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey Wired , dare you to say that about 911

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But that one also wasn't prevented by surveillance either

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

But was it too much back then?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And only got worse after. They pushed through a whole bunch of privacy invading laws under the scope of anti terrorism

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

it was more invasive but was less publicly known until after Snowden.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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