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Re: 4 horsemen of the infocolypse trotted out in Snowden backlash backlash

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On Fri, 2 May 2014 04:43:18 -0500
"tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> wrote:

> GCHQ is whining to the PM that Google and Facebook are now encrypting traffic  
> between their servers [1].
> As a redddit [2] commenter explains, this only affects their mass  
> surveillance [3], they can still get a court order for data on specific  
> suspects.
> The Daily Mail has a typically inflammatory headline [4] "Internet giants  
> including Google and Facebook are shielding terrorists and paedophiles".
> The comments on the Daily Mail site are more insightful, among the highest  
> rated comments:

The 'shielding pedophiles' argument is wearing thin; it's just too bad
it's so damned effective when it comes time to be incendiary.  I'd like to shed a tear for the GCHQ, the NSA, and their brethren, but I just can't.  We live in bad times.

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4 horsemen of the infocolypse trotted out in Snowden backlash backlash "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-05-02 04:43 -0500
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