US government ramps up mass surveillance

sinij writes:

People have little choice when buying devices, using apps or opening accounts but to agree to lengthy terms that include consent for companies to collect and sell their personal data. This “consent” allows their data to end up in the largely unregulated commercial data market. The government claims it can lawfully purchase this data from data brokers. But in buying your data in bulk on the commercial market, the government is circumventing the Constitution, Supreme Court decisions and federal laws designed to protect your privacy from unwarranted government overreach.

Still nothing to hide?

no choice!

[codevark]

"must have" devices, apps, accounts? unable to read and understand these "contracts"? you brought this upon yourselves, with the government's help. wake up, stop grazing, take control. https://genius.com/Pink-floyd-... [genius.com] ESC CTRL DEL

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[sinij]

I spent years being vigilant about privacy. On a technical level it is complex and requires outright rejection of many common apps.