There’s plenty of real life examples of why overarching surveillance is a bad thing. The Stasi, the Gestapo, the Chinese social credit system, the myriad of Western domestic spying programs revealed by whistleblowers.
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HerzogVonWiesel@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Theres like a bazillion movies, books and games telling us why overarching surveillance is a bad thing.
thehatfox@lemmy.world 8 months ago
xyon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
Oh, don’t worry, it’s only bad for the common people so that doesn’t count.