The "Five Eyes" concept has to be the dumbest, most transparent example of the "I'm not touching you" defense to charges of constitution circumvention.
This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone... The five eyes (and nine eyes) nations all share data about their residents in the name of "stopping terrorism".
Just that. Why? Who is actually dumb enough to think that that is a good idea?
Dutch intelligence agencies already stopped sharing certain types of information with the US after trump then used that for his personal quick gain, destroying years of intelligence work.
This isn't even intelligence, this is your citizens. This is data on your citizens that the US WILL abuse.
I believe Canada is also introducing legislation to increase the amount of data on its citizens that it shares with the USA. In the current climate these moves seem crazy. But I guess only fascists and billionaires (and billionaire fascists) get to decide what happens.
Because we'll always be too scared to say no to the US. We're their bitch at this point. We're a little less loud than they are, but we're just as fucked up where it counts.
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JackBinimbul@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 74 pts · 219d
jfc
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 56 pts · 219d
The "Five Eyes" concept has to be the dumbest, most transparent example of the "I'm not touching you" defense to charges of constitution circumvention.
Hegar@fedia.io · 3 pts · 219d
Literally word for word my first thought.
Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 0 pts · 219d
??
thenoirwolfess@lemmynsfw.com · 31 pts · 219d
Acronym for 'Jesus fucking Christ', referencing a book character. In this sense it conveys a sense of shock/disbelief.
dan@upvote.au · 55 pts · 219d
This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone... The five eyes (and nine eyes) nations all share data about their residents in the name of "stopping terrorism".
MalReynolds@slrpnk.net · 24 pts · 218d
More like I'll spy on your people, you spy on mine (which is illegal / unpopular for me), swapsies.
Zink@programming.dev · 8 pts · 218d
Well hey, at least our rights-obliterating global surveillance apparatus is already named like the bad guys in a stupid action movie!
phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 33 pts · 218d
Why?
Just that. Why? Who is actually dumb enough to think that that is a good idea?
Dutch intelligence agencies already stopped sharing certain types of information with the US after trump then used that for his personal quick gain, destroying years of intelligence work.
This isn't even intelligence, this is your citizens. This is data on your citizens that the US WILL abuse.
So, why?
REDACTED@infosec.pub · 5 pts · 218d
Money
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 213d
Likely because they are a close partner in the intelligence network UKUSA.
SpicyLizards@reddthat.com · 32 pts · 219d
Every right they take will be used against us
floofloof@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 219d
I believe Canada is also introducing legislation to increase the amount of data on its citizens that it shares with the USA. In the current climate these moves seem crazy. But I guess only fascists and billionaires (and billionaire fascists) get to decide what happens.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 218d
Any sources on that?
floofloof@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 218d
Until recently the Canadian government was pushing Bill C-2:
Canada’s Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance (EFF)
They have now tried to tone it down a bit in Bill C-12 but there are still serious concerns:
Joint statement: Bill C-12’s introduction solves none of Bill C-2’s problems (Amnesty International)
So Canada's government talks tough, but in actual legislation they seem oddly eager to appease the USA at the expense of Canadians.
dhork@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 219d
Crikey
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 219d
Why?
pfr@piefed.social · 24 pts · 219d
Because we'll always be too scared to say no to the US. We're their bitch at this point. We're a little less loud than they are, but we're just as fucked up where it counts.
RickyRigatoni@piefed.social · 4 pts · 219d
Inshallah we see the fall of the entire anglosphere in our lifetimes.
nosuchanon@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 219d
Palantir is hungry for more data.
nforminvasion@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 219d
*skynet
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · -2 pts · 219d
Palantir is hungry for deez nuts.
Psiczar@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 219d
I’ve visited the US 3 times, they’ve got all mine already.
fizzle@quokk.au · -1 pts · 219d
Not lots of detail, probably just photos and fingerprints for Australians arriving in the US.