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So it's just scanning public info, right? What about the creation of fake personas [1]? What if these fake personas posted, commented and attempted to gain more information, or attempted to sway/entrap people?

It seems the line to be crossed from (a bit more than public) surveillance to manipulation is a very very thin line.

[1] http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/06/23/1218189/-HBGary-Pal...



Topic is connected to PRISM sooo much. I don't understand how so many people here can't see that technology and it's implementation bypassed the legislation and conversations for a majority of population except for cypherpunks and a few others?




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