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beagle3 on Oct 14, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: PRISM – NSA surveillance program did not prevent a...

> PRISM is a phenomenal waste of trust and money.

Only if you believe its stated purpose is its real purpose.

I suspect it's actually a huge success if you measure it against its real purpose.

nobleach on Oct 14, 2020 [–]

I'm not asking in an accusatory manor, I'm generally curious. What do you think it's real purpose is?

alasdair_ on Oct 14, 2020 | | [–]

Increased power for the people that control it.

(With a bonus side effect of lots of government dollars funneled to certain Contractors.)

fsflover on Oct 14, 2020 | | [–]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_surveillance#Purposes

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