Let Data be sunlighted.
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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.
We do need to introduce privacy, data collection limit laws, and it is absurd the current status quo of our system.
Nonetheless, all the information you referenced is already available. I don’t know how, but I need merely start buying data from a handful of vendors. They have your browser and system fingerprints, the nodes that you connected through, etc.