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FBI Wants to Destroy Encryption and Is Still Illegally Snooping on Americans

23 points| utternerd | 6 years ago |reason.com

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chris5745|6 years ago

Serious question: If they were able to see all communications legally, and had all the snooping powers they seem to desire, would we be better off in the long run? There’s probably an implicit belief - on this site and elsewhere - that these agencies can’t be trusted with such power. Even if this were true, wouldn’t any abuse of power be ferreted out by the public sooner or later? Wouldn’t the truth eventually come to light, and everyone better off overall?

colejohnson66|6 years ago

Even with the revelations from Snowden, the public doesn’t seem to care.