• trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Not necessarily. They just need to want to prevent it from being disclosed more than they want to kill you.

    • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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      Worth noting that this is something that can change over time. For example, if Snowden had done such a thing, it would be essentially useless now, since the known and accepted activities of the US government are now worse than what Snowden revealed.