You may not know, but China has also adopted pretty elaborate privacy laws called Personal Information Protection Law(PIPL) which is pretty close to GDPR.
Sure, for the state to snoop on you, especially in the USA, they’re supposed to need judicial oversight and approval, which is arguably a better system, than having the state snooping on you without any oversight.
Is this still meaningful in a world where BigCo is snooping on you, and then able to sell that information to the state without any oversight?
Is there a point where BigCo should be treated as a part of the state, that’s just being funded partially by your tax dollars?
Is there a meaningful difference between the state building a snooping infrastructure itself, or outsourcing that to a private contractor who provides Snooping as a Service?
Its amazing how those in the west worry more about a country that has no power on them instead of the psychos who can kidnap, torture or disappear them at whim.
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