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So..

its revealed that the NSA is abusing our privacy, and people react accordingly, and now legitimate law enforcement efforts are being thwarted.

Don't blame the tech sector, let them blame the NSA's over-reaching charter

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Nobody's law enforcement efforts are being thwarted. They just want to convince demographic A that their devices are unhackable and completely NSA-proof, and convince demographic B that anyone who values their civil liberties is a terrorist pedophile that hates freedom.

These companies are documented data providers for the NSA.

Exactly. The world has had some time to react to last year's revelations, and this is just getting started!

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