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		tgb on Jan 19, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Twenty legal battles that stand out across Ars’ 20... I don't understand what you mean. Are you reading the quote backwards? They're claiming 1999 had a then-record high amount of surveillance. That the trend continued is hardly a reason to call the quote insane!

jolmg on Jan 19, 2019 [–]

Well, it's insane in the sense of, "You think that was bad? Check out how things are now!"

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