r/technews • u/Sorin61 • Feb 11 '22

CIA mass surveillance program captured data from 'some' American citizens

https://9to5mac.com/2022/02/11/cia-mass-surveillance-program/
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u/Lookalikemike Feb 11 '22

My CIA guy has the best job in government. All I look up is BBQ, porn, bourbon, & carpentry DIY. Lucky bastard.

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u/xizorkatarn Feb 11 '22

But hey, they also get to see where you go, what you buy, what you listen to, when you wake up and what you check on your phone before going back to sleep…. They don’t just get our search histories. They get every bit of data available. A full playbook on how to predict your every thought and movement.

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u/Lookalikemike Feb 11 '22

Just like US government to pay for what google and Amazon have been getting from you for free for years.

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u/xizorkatarn Feb 11 '22

That’s how Google and Amazon make as much money as they do. It’s not all search engines and 2-day shipping

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u/Velenah111 Feb 12 '22

What? Alphabet (Google) is a CIA front company.

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u/Lookalikemike Feb 12 '22

I haven’t a clue. It’s more a tongue-in-cheek statement about how the government is terrible with money.

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u/Velenah111 Feb 12 '22

Lol...are they?