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Comment by bregma

2 years ago

Amen. That kind of secret data collection should be reserved for profiteering capitalist oligarchs. Government is bad because it's government, but if you can generate personal wealth by exploiting others it's admirable.

I’m not entirely sure what you’re alluding to - but yes, neither do corporations should be allowed unrestricted access to your personal data.

  • I think what they're alluding to is the unspoken implication that Apple and Google deserve admiration for coming forward about the government spying, despite the fact that they obviously spy on you, too.