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DirkGently

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1. Yep. Profit, not protection. And we're all paying.

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 02:38 PM

Jun 2013

And of course, private enterprise would neeeeeever abuse access to vast swaths of private information.

You can trust them. They're from Capitalism, and they're here to help you.

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The Private-Intelligence Boom, By The Numbers - MoJo [View all] WillyT Jun 2013 OP

Yep. Profit, not protection. And we're all paying. DirkGently Jun 2013 #1

Privatization is really a code word for looting Vinnie From Indy Jun 2013 #2

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