Yes, and governments, at least democratic ones, represent the interests of their people, so at least on paper this is the correct way to structure things. Then you use the channels to government to ensure it’s regulated properly. If there’s no trust here, there’s a larger problem.
ageedizzle@piefed.ca 1 week ago
Except in practice the Snowden leaks show us that democratic governments don’t always have our best interests at heart when it comes to this domain
linule@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Then they’re not truly democratic, which is a problem on its own