[SilverElfin]

Unacceptable. This type of behavior can be used for an increasing expansive regime of censorship or worse. Imagine being turned into authorities for, say, discussing ways to help asylum applicants or under a different administration, the lab leak theory, or under a different administration, how to grow cannabis. This is why the ACLU of the past had it right, when they were defending even offensive uses of the right to free speech. And to be able to speak freely, you need anonymity and privacy.

[tuatoru]

Private companies can do as they choose within the law.

You can choose not to use their products.

[Miraste]

Whatever private companies you route your communications through are almost certainly working on implementing this. The NSA will be applying this technology to ~all communication routed through the USA, as well. You can't opt out of it.

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