Amid Mass Surveillance Debate, Americans Support Privacy Protections (2023)
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A 2023 poll shows Americans overwhelmingly support increased privacy protections as mass surveillance debates continue in Congress, with commenters discussing the implications of government surveillance and the need for stronger privacy rights.
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The tools already exist to have the most crucial forms of privacy, and the largest risk is just the government threatening you with arbitrary punishments for refusing to give up information that you may not even know.