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		Teever on May 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Judge mulls sanctions over Google's destruction of... Yeah that's kind of the idea. If it's harder to communicate about doing illegal things, it's harder to do illegal things. That's a feature, not a bug.

nextaccountic on May 6, 2024 [–]

This isn't about just inhibiting illegal things, constant surveillance has a chilling effect on many subjects

Teever on May 11, 2024 | [–]

Yes, and the greater good would be served by having a chilling effect on people in these positions, even if it means with the unintended consequences.

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