[thefurdrake]

I have mixed feelings about all this.

Obviously, the intelligence agencies are thwarting the spirit of the law requiring warrants by buying data hoovered up by big data.

But I was always told growing up not to share things on the internet I don't want everyone to know. I feel like you kind of deserve having your data hoovered up by the government if you share that data publicly on social media, but personal responsibility doesn't appear to be a contributing factor in this discussion for some reason.

That's not the only source of data, obviously, but there are a lot of people on HN who think blocking ads is piracy. To those people, I present this exact problem, because they should have seen it coming. Adtech is amoral and unethical, and ways of life that rely upon it should collapse. No mercy, I don't care, find a better business model or live on the street.

[saikia81]

personal responsibility is always important, but you are just blaming the victims. And you ignore the responsibilities of those we trusted. The tech companies have lied about, and disavowed the surveillance systems they use.

Let's be glad then, that policy is not based on your feelings. You had the privilege of education, that doesn't mean those still ignorant deserve the abuse.