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by mike-cardwell 5115 days ago
There is no irony, because they are completely different things.

You think that if a government decides that its citizens should be granted extra privacy protections from corporations and individuals, then it's only right that they grant the same protections from law enforcement?

I guess it's also ironic that my government prevents McDonalds from locking me up, but will lock me up themselves if I commit a crime?