On one hand, its easier for a spy to communicate with their handlers.
On the other hand, mass surveillance make it more difficult for the spy to hide their activities and thus make it easier for them to get caught.
On one hand, its easier for a spy to communicate with their handlers.
On the other hand, mass surveillance make it more difficult for the spy to hide their activities and thus make it easier for them to get caught.
The GDR was known as a first-class surveillance state. But if you look at the amount of data they actually collected, the modern agencies are in a complete different league. There was a thorough calculation some years ago showing that the NSA collects the same amount, that the GDRs StaSi secret service amassed in the 40 years of existence, several times a day.
Commies were not wrong… They were just early.
I bet with the current tech their regimes could have better economic success along with even more oppression