Post #2013407
2026-05-02 16:01 UTC
Replies (6)
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@AppleTea@lemmy.zip 2026-05-02 16:12
Keywords: NSA, Edward Snowden
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@ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl 2026-05-02 16:17
Oh you sweet summer child. The US government is the preeminent surveillance state. Just last week they reauthorized warrantless wiretaps for US citizens. After 9/11 they began collecting all digital communication and storing it forever. Look up Edward Snowden like the other comment suggested. theguardian.com/…/fisa-warrantless-spying-renewal…
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@Coleslaw4145@lemmy.world 2026-05-02 16:17
Why would it matter if they’re not the same? Both can be surveillance states, but in different points on the spectrum. Just because country A is worse than country B doesnt make country B good. Both countries are surveillance states that shouldnt be trusted.
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@Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2026-05-02 16:31
They aren’t the same, the US is far worse. Why is it bad for media to be publicly owned, in a country where the working classes control the state? In the US Empire, the CIA and NSA already spy on everyone, and capitalists control all media and the state.
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@bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2026-05-02 18:01
The US darling right now that is receiving all the “security and defence” contracts is a company named Palantir, a word appropiated from Tolkien’s novels that literally means “those that watch”. 😂😂😂😂😂 And you are here worrying about China.
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@jacksilver@lemmy.world 2026-05-02 21:16
I don’t disagree that centralization of information gathering is a bigger concern of many fragmented data collectors. Sure the US is a large surveillance state, but it takes a lot of energy and coordination to integrate all these disparate systems. The risk of China is that by having state involvement in all businesses, that integration can happen at all stages of development. But generally I think fighting for data privacy is worth it regardless of company/country. As for Chinese games, I generally avoid them because they’re gatcha games or heavily astroturfed. I still feel burned from “My Time at Portia”. It had so many positive reviews and was compared to stardew Valley, but the game was janky and felt like a poorly implemented single player mmo.