And new countries are linked to the dangerous software.

The United States has emerged as the largest investor in commercial spyware—a global industry that has enabled the covert surveillance of journalists, human rights defenders, politicians, diplomats, and others, posing grave threats to human rights and national security.

  • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
    75·
    2 days ago

    That mask was slipping but now with Trump2 seems to have just fallen off. The pretense has given away to crass might makes right international relations. I consider the USA becoming a hyper surveilled state to be part of this story.

    the USA has always been like this and the only reason why they don’t like him is that he never bothered with the mask.

      • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
        4·
        1 day ago

        i failed clarify an important distinction: the only reason why [the ruling class] don’t like him is that he never bothered with the mask.