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2. They certainly are... But not nearly equivilent

Fri Nov 1, 2013, 06:09 PM

Nov 2013

The powers that be would love us all to think that "everyone is doing it".

But that is a false equivilence. Most of Europe works under real privacy restrictions that actually limit their capabilities and require more oversight. They also do not have near the budget and number of personel.

The UK being the exception. They are far more like us in many ways than the rest of Europe.

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GCHQ and European spy agencies worked together on mass surveillance [View all] BelgianMadCow Nov 2013 OP

Thank you Edward Snowden for cracking this bullshit wide-open, indeed! eom Purveyor Nov 2013 #1

They certainly are... But not nearly equivilent newthinking Nov 2013 #2

Gas station cameras in the UK transmit your license plate number to check if the Gov't OK's your blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #5

One World Government blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #3

"I hate it, disagree with it and will work against it." JDPriestly Nov 2013 #4

Welcome to 1984. blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #6

Here's an example of working against it BelgianMadCow Nov 2013 #8

Thanks. JDPriestly Nov 2013 #9

Oh FFS intaglio Nov 2013 #7

Ahhh, yes. I was wondering when this response would rear it's head.... Earth_First Nov 2013 #11

Not nothing, just not LBN intaglio Nov 2013 #12

What's new is that the information, Ghost Dog Nov 2013 #14

Check the history intaglio Nov 2013 #15

Ok. Agreed. Ghost Dog Nov 2013 #16

Let's cut to the chase, here, and hold a few truths to be self-evident. MADem Nov 2013 #10

But they would never do that! joshcryer Nov 2013 #13