25 Years of Mass Surveillance Is Enough [Auth: Cindy Cohn; Bruce Schneier]

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Article URL: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/25-years-of-mass-surveillance-is-enough Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49711309 Points: 55 # Comments: 6…

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  • Article URL: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/25-years-of-mass-surveillance-is-enough Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49711309 Points: 55 # Comments: 6…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:08:26 UTC.

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