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Comment by varispeed

20 days ago

Maybe three letter agencies prevented them from giving that option.

Surely that's not legal is it? Can the government force companies to include spyware?

  • No, but they can tie it to the consideration of software and services contracts which has the same effect.

  • That's one of the ideas the British government had a few months back...

    • It's been legal in Australia since 2018 and frustratingly nobody seems to give a shit except for yanks trying to point out any government's injustices other than their own.