[sleepysysadmin]

The thing is... lets say the CIA/NSA are tapping searx wholely or just instances. What exactly are the ramifications? I feel like they are going to be largely missing the target. A bunch of techsavvy nerds trying different search engines aren't going to be terrorists.

And even if they are? As a Canadian or someone who isnt in the USA. What exactly is the point? Wouldn't this effectively be the safest host? CIA/NSA wont be selling your private infos. They wont be sending me to a blacksite because i look at python documentation and youtube chill music.

[kwhitefoot]

> CIA/NSA wont be selling your private infos.

Why not? They used to sell cocaine after all and your info is probably rather less risky.

[sleepysysadmin]

>Why not? They used to sell cocaine after all and your info is probably rather less risky.

It will reveal the operation busting any potential for catching terrorists.

[sweetbitter]

The purpose of government SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) is certainly not to catch terrorists/pedophiles/money-launderers. Those activities are generally tolerated/endorsed by intelligence agencies, as they are not heinous enough to garner their ire, even helping them whenever they coerce someone into committing a terrorist attack. The true purpose of all of those data is to create a metadata map and to assess who is up to what and who can do what, such that the powers of their nations over the world can be maintained as long as possible.