It is worth noting that in no other country than the US does anyone expect a right of privacy: this is why we all feel let down
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@adean You're not being serious, are you?

Aug 20, 2013 · 11:17 AM UTC

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@stilkov sure: privacy is not protected in the EU, for example. The spooks happily hoover up whatever they want without worrying about laws
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@adean It's very much protected by law, at least in Germany. Much much more than in the US. We've always found US privacy laws laughable.
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@stilkov whereas, we all rather expected vicarious protection from the US constitution (naively, as it turned out)