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Same thing at Google or Apple. Google has everyone’s email and browsing history, Apple has the complete copy of everyone’s iMessage and SMS history (in the non-e2ee iCloud backups, readable by Apple).

Anything these companies know, the FBI and CIA can know, without a warrant thanks to FAA702 (did we all forget about PRISM?).

The state now has leverage over almost every normal citizen, thanks to what these companies have built.

Turnkey tyranny. Built by silicon valley.



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