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Comment by p-e-w | original | Brits would quite like their private messages to stay private

[−]p-e-w · 2026-08-30 Sun 10:25 UTC · link

That’s tinfoil hat nonsense. Of course there is privacy, otherwise those agencies wouldn’t be constantly lobbying for more invasive surveillance powers. What would be the point of that, if they could already read everything?

[−]t1E9mE7JTRjf · 2026-08-30 Sun 10:49 UTC · link

those agencies aren't the ones lobbying. take a look at the 'ngos' lobbying for chat control.

[−]mrkeen · 2026-08-30 Sun 10:57 UTC · link

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/09/how_gchq_trac...

[−]p-e-w · 2026-08-30 Sun 11:26 UTC · link

Yes, an article explaining online tracking proves the claim that “privacy doesn’t exist”.

I guess it is true for certain people who no longer distinguish between their life and browsing the web…