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rob05c · 3322 days ago · link · · parent · post: Kaspersky uncovers NSA's 'operating system'-like Equation malware platform - low-level, modular and extensible
Solid B. Let's be clear about something: I am in no way opposed to wiretapping. I am opposed to warrantless wiretapping, and by extension mass surveillance. Wiretapping with Judicial oversight is not a problem (ok, there are judges who hand out warrants like candy; it's less of a problem). The problem is circumventing Judicial oversight. The problem is power without legitimacy, responsibility, or transparency. The NSA operates with no transparency, labelling the most trival things "secret," and what little reporting which does happen is to a black kangaroo court. Power without legitimacy is what started this whole mess.