• Pentacat [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    8 months ago

    Nobody has ever explained to me why any person in the US should care about a government with no jurisdiction over them might conduct surveillance on them. The government that worries me is the one that has power over me. Maybe I’m stupid, though.

    • anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      8 months ago

      One reason could be because that other government may not be bound to rules regarding surveillance on people who are not citizens of their country, thus can’t be held accountable, and then that government could share that information with anyone they want including that government where the person is a citizen.

      But then I’m just describing Five Eyes and US surveillance again anyway.