> That because in the US businesses have functional constitutionally granted protections from government overreach
That worked great in the case of PRISM et al
That worked great in the case of PRISM et al
Comparing it against the government having "god credentials" to the entire backend is disingenuous.
The US government is spying on literally everyone. You can't name anyone who has a web presence and isn't caught in the dragnet.
CCP is the Chinese government. They are the law. when you say normal legal channels, it is not the same "normal" as in democratic countries.
This is not true!
Meanwhile, govt officials in China appear to have unrestricted access
Why are you so quick to believe they don't, and that China does?
> process to request the data involving courts
Secret courts that rubberstamp agency requests without oversight.
IMHO this mirrors nicely the situation of a US citizen being concerned that the Chines govt won't protect their rights. This is how most of the world sees the US "checks" and "balances".
It is their own business to protect it themselves.
That which doesn't see the light of day may as well not even exist.
I’ve lived in Iran, I really don’t see much of a difference in how the US operates. The U.S. just does more paperwork to justify their shit.