Let Data be sunlighted.
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I don't want the government autistically collecting information since I've seen firsthand just how much data the government can collect. There is software out there that straight up should not exist.
Yeah, I don't actually want the government to collect all data. Publish what it has, yes. Collect what it doesn't, no.
I'm not even sold on it publishing what it has simply because I have a better idea than most about some of the kinds of data it has. Can't really say more due to NDAs and not wanting to get gulaged, but yeah. It's a good sentiment but I would carve out exceptions specifically to protect normal people.
They choose not to publish crime stats of late.
Whatever they have, it is our right as the citizenry to know.
You still haven’t understood that.
No, I understand that perfectly. You mooks are missing the key word in that tweet, which is "maximally". The type and magnitude of information that the government collects behind the scenes is truly upsetting and not all of it should come to light for the same reasons you don't want your browser's search history published for everyone to see. This isn't about the government, this is about shielding normal people from having the government dump all of said citizens' dirty laundry out in the open.
I see it in the same way I see guns. Everyone needs one since we can't uninvent technology.
Guns are outright superior to not having them. Guns are the great equalizer. They protect the weak. The absolute hypocrisy of the weak faggots that hate guns is that without them they would have to live in fear of raw force.
Yes, and the fear that the government can track our phones, when we can't track theirs is a different type of weapon.