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[@jannmutube]

It's not just the problem of finding someone who is committing some minor infraction (perhaps unintentionally), it's the reality that those who are spying can steal ideas and incentive, financial information for insider trading, free expression, self-confidence, identities, etc.

[@godzoox]

Conditioning to accept the unacceptable...

[@jakobrodriguez7816]

Thanks so much for explaining this

[@DanielMartinez316]

The impresive thing is that the people allow this things to happen. In a true democratic society, the people would riot against this excess of power from the goverment.

[@MsMihella]

Some great comments all saying what I'm feeling!

[@halcoom4037]

The NSA and Obama have taught us something important: there are no rules.

[@l0gically]

There are rules, they just choose not to follow them. So lets get representatives in office who are interested in a constitutional government. What we have now has veered dangerously off course.

[@ChrisThinks]

So, is there really anything a common person can do besides mailing their senator?

[@ViewbobTrue]

*What's Op-Doc?*

[@fauxfire27]

"I have nothing to hide" is not a valid argument. Even Jesus said "let he who is without sin cast the first stone" the meaning behind this is that everyone has sinned at least once in their lives. Now forgiven or not the sin is still there. And while God may forgive us our sins. Our government is far from Devine. They can, do, and will use anything that they can, to persecute anyone who they think threatens their power. If you think that you have nothing to hide then I suggest that you think long and hard about that. If you ever clicked on a link in an email that redirected you to an adult website, or if you have regular contact with anyone who is of middle eastern decent. Maybe you tried to send a recipe for your favorite yellow pound cake to your aunt and the spell check changed her name from ulamaine to uranium. The NSA can use that to lock you and your family up and hold them in definitely without trial. Just because you THINK you have nothing to hide doesn't mean that you haven't done something they can use against you.

[@shararehali]

This is really good explained!

[@Jack7967]

So lets say that I've been hearing about this for a while and feel more convinced that this is not acceptable. What exactly could someone do about this? Sign a petition? Try to vote for someone who "claims" he/she is against it? Saying that you don't like getting "safety" at the price of liberty is one thing but that doesn't mean anything if there is nothing that can be done about it.

[@kc3vv]

And you could try to anonymize your traffic in the internet with a Programm like TOR. The problem is to not be trackable you can'T use logins at websites and cookies have to be disabled which means you won't be able to use every site.

[@abiolakolawole1753]

Short but witty... 👌

[@rixar139]

Signed and Shared.

[@Trans909]

Paraphrasing Jefferson: "People get pretty much the kind of government they deserve." Maybe so, but I didn't ask for this. No one I know asked for it. No one I know or have heard from or about wants this. Granted that there are a lot of Nervous Nellies among us (Hey there, soccer moms! Is this what you meant by "safety for your kids?") who want this country to be perfectly safe (ain't gonna happen, no how no way), but trading rights for security seems like a really bad deal. The part that really sticks in my throat is that we're PAYING for this. Our taxes go to paranoid weasels who spy on us and report to other paranoid weasels who in turn would like to see us all safely behind razor wire. (It's ever so much more efficient!) Who do I see to demand a refund?

[@caparicasun]

Sorry for the irrelevance, but which song was it halfway through the end?

[@The762nato]

4th Amendment DESTROYED , how many others , thank you Mr President ,

[@joeneuman]

Unable to post this to Facebook.

[@will11600]

Preach!..

[@nasu4475]

I am so much concerned. I feel like I have no privacy

[@MindFlowersDotNet]

We need to elect officials who are unconnected to the corrupted two major parties and who are outspoken about bringing down the out of control intel community.

[@tz4217]

Welcome to East Germany

[@sqinisekomajola1512]

There is no excuse for this, it's horrific. 💔. How do these institutions become a threat to democracy when they are suppose to protect democracy. They have lost the purpose of their job. 💔

[@sunnywakefield4659]

HERE IS THE FILTH !!!!

[@nasu4475]

I totally agree

[@sunnywakefield4659]

THE U.S. GOV...SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEM SELVES !!!!

[@kyoshiroma]

cut their budget!!! but the corrupt politicians would never do that!

[@wolfgangshih1940]

This sums it up in a explicit, yet short and still comprehensive way. It is worth watching!

[@higherdimension1149]

Pleaseq how do you stop the NSA from managing my messages to the public and private. They have been cockblocking me and ridiculing me.

[@sqinisekomajola1512]

There is clearly no whistleblower protection. These people have the power to find and abuse whistleblowers. This should not be allowed. Imagine what has happened to whistleblowers who try to speak up about this. This is abuse of democracy and extreme greed and autocratic authority. 💔.

[@MrRonaldoo54]

Did you ask yourself why there is still not one lawsuit gone to court by a attorney ? Did you ask yourself why there only two dead victums represented by a laywer ?? Did you ask yourself why there is no footage what happend in the back of the venue ??? Did you ask yourself why all the footage taken from the surrounding hotel rooms were so short during the shooting ???? Did you ask yourself why there is no footage right after the shooting what took place on the festivalground especially from one off the many hotelwindows which had a perfect oversight ????? Did you ask yourself why there was not a single shot fired in to the two broken windows at the 32th floor ?????? Did you ask yourself why a swatteam would give he advantage away of surprise to breech only one door instead both doors at once from out the halway ??????? Did you ask yourself why is the coroners list is not signed by the coroner ???????? Did you ask yourself how it is possible that in the same night some of the media already could tell the exact amount of dead victums before the LVMPD this knew???????? Did you ask yourself how come when the last victum died in the late afternoon of the 3 okt, the LVMPD already the 2 okt announce the excact amount off death victums ????????? Did you ask yourself why some victums where declared dead already at 22.30 at the concertground but are not standing on the findings list of the venue ??????????? Did you ask yourself how the LVMPD know to say where the first 8 bullits target at and which of them were missed PARDON ???????? Tell you this, the so called holes in the tank are just " grimed " on to look like a hole. You can check this also in the way the angle was. THEY WERE ALREADY GRIMED BEFORE THE SHOOTING. LIKE THE PICTURES OF PADDOCK ROOMS WHICH ALSO WERE TAKEN A COUPLE DAYS PRIOR TO THE SHOOTING. BE AWARE THERE ARE TWO PICTURES RELEASED WITH THE LVMPD REPORT WHICH GIVE THE EVIDENCE TO PROOF THIS WAS A WELL PLANNED AND ORCHESTRED EVENT, EXECUTED BY THE CIA/FBI , LVMPD, MGM TOGETHER AND COVERED UP BY THE SEVERAL MEDIA OUTLETS AND MANY CHANNELS ON YOU TUBE.

[@dinodinorarar]

What event are you referring to?

[@MrRonaldoo54]

@@dinodinorarar stupid question

[@tikinkss]

The technology is here, it's too late to complain. We just might be better off having the NSA hear everything, rather than just the criminals.

[@jervisjohnson9704]

If you have nothing to hide, then send me your email credentials. I promise not to abuse them.

[@brycejames6870]

Kinda switched opinions lol...

[@markstewart4501]

Bizarre. I guess when Mass Media gets attacked and controlled by government they decide to be more democratic with their reporting.

[@leonardoatx3]

IT'S A CORPORATCRACY, FIGHT IT ! ! ! !

[@probablystalkingyou]

In before Godwin's Law.

[@Jack7967]

Haha I hadn't even thought of Nazis. My mind always goes to 1984 first.

[@MrCATIAEXPERT]

Um... 8 years later in 2021 is the truth easy to see now in hindsight?

[@sunnywakefield9254]

I LOVE YOU EDWARD SNOWDEN!!!!!

[@josephrobinetebiden7666]

it was happened on other EU country but only you did not know it.

[@riseuplight]

Your comments are being logged by the NSA. Keep talking.

[@Sierrz]

You will get caught.

[@hollykelley4704]

HE WATCHES ME INSIDE OF MY HOME, 24 7 .

[@rhondaonnapickett1011]

Wow who are you? My name is Rhonda Pickett They combined with your state and killed me my body is full of teeth and I have been pronounced dead four times thinking I'm drawing attention to them drugs, etc. please I need a way out Lansing, MI

[@sunnywakefield4659]

U.S...SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES !!!!!!!!

[@hollykelley4704]

SO WHO IS BEEPING MY REFRIGERATER AND BEEPING MY PHONE WHEN IM IN THE BATH ROOM , ???? THIS IS COVID , MIND UNFOLDING THROUGH MASS CONSCIOUSNESS, YOUR" SICK "TO WATCH WOMAN AND CHILDREN INSIDE OF PRIVATE HOMES.

[@ogunbaboy]

I honestly hope that nobody cares about the insignificant pornography sites that are visited by individuals. I can't really see why something like that can discredit anyone's reputation. Who cares about a congressman's divorce, or a judges outrage. I can care less about anyone's privacy because it is none of my business. I say that if you can run a business, country, or government honestly and efficiently, that puppy you kicked will be the least of my concerns.