People don’t want outsiders reading their private messages —not their physical mail, not their texts, not their DMs, nothing. It’s a clear and obvious point, but one place it doesn’t seem to have reached is the U.S. Senate.A group of lawmakers led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sen. Lindsey...
  • leanleft
    31·
    3 年前

    could it be a catalyst to radicalize the population?

    • MerchantsOfMisery
      3·
      3 年前

      If the Patriot Act taught us anything, it’s that the vast majority of people don’t care enough about the government invading their privacy because most people don’t have the time/resources to focus on issues like this. Of all the things that could catalyze the working class to radicalize, I think this is unlikely.

    • savoy@lemmygrad.mlOP
      1·
      3 年前

      Anything can be used as a catalyst, it all depends on the organization and the clarity of the message from those fighting against this and who understand the systemic causes that constantly lead to this.