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by PoignardAzur 1842 days ago
> Of course, the metadata has always been more valuable than the exact content of your message

If you're doing something sensitive, like smuggling drugs or talking to NSA whistleblowers, the difference between metadata vs data is the difference between "the government is looking for an excuse to put you in jail" vs "the government gets a conviction".