Going Through Snowden Documents, Part 1

by libroot on 12/11/2025, 6:52:08 PM

https://libroot.org/posts/going-through-snowden-documents-part-1/

Comments

by: SamDc73

The Wyden–Daines Amendment in 2020: a huge privacy amendment that would’ve limited surveillance missed the Senate by literally one vote. It would’ve stopped the government from getting American's web browsing and search history without a warrant. And honestly, I still have zero respect for anyone who voted against it. If you need a warrant to walk into my house, you should need a warrant to walk into my digital life too.What Snowden exposed more than 10 years ago, none of that was addressed, the surveillance machine just got worse if anything

12/11/2025, 9:02:41 PM

by: sunaookami

This comment section is strange, a lot of people trying to discredit Snowden, saying he shouldn't have released the files, should be in prison, etc. 12 years ago this was HUGE news and had a major impact on the internet and everyone thanked Snowden for these documents! I certainly am thankful. Disappointed in my country that they literally said that "spying between friends is a no-go" but then did nothing and intimidated journalists and legalized it instead. And thanks to the author for giving the documents another look, found it very interesting. There is also part 2: <a href="https://libroot.org/posts/going-through-snowden-documents-part-2/" rel="nofollow">https://libroot.org/posts/going-through-snowden-documents-pa...</a>

12/11/2025, 9:01:47 PM

by: jjordan

If you've ever watched the movie "Enemy of the State", which came out in 1998, I don't know how you can come away from that movie thinking anything other than someone in that script writing pipeline had some insider knowledge of what was happening. So many of the things they talk about in the film were confirmed by the Snowden releases that it's kinda scary.Today, it's almost a national societal resignation that "you have no privacy, get over it." I wish that weren't the case, but I'd like to see more representation embrace privacy as the basic right it should be again.

12/11/2025, 7:22:45 PM

by: asdefghyk

Some what (vaguely) related to this topic About surveillance.I recall a local political and business figure making statements you and/or I are being surveilled by the government. Everyone thought that's not likely , its not possible, he is a bit imbalanced..After the dumping of documents' from Snowden and Assange it was shown to be possible Things like, if its even possible , it could plausibly be happening. The government has somewhat infinite resources.The altered software for hard drive hacking for example. Wow. Intercepting packages in mail and altering the software ...

12/11/2025, 7:19:22 PM

by: walletdrainer

It’d be nice if someone released the 99% of Snowden documents that remain unreleased

12/11/2025, 7:20:21 PM

by: tolerance

I can’t tell if it’s the author(s) or the content of the actual report but I found this to be underwhelming.

12/11/2025, 8:26:17 PM

by: wood_spirit

How can Snowdon possibly feel as the international situation changes so totally since he fled? It boggles the mind.

12/11/2025, 7:23:58 PM

by: ForOldHack

Is there a mirror for this? my library has FortNight blocking it. ( bad certificate, leads them to believe its a spam site...).

12/11/2025, 9:00:19 PM

by: 31337Logic

We're so fucking apathetic. Organizations that wish to strip your privacy should be treated the same as organizations who commit atrocities towards the planet or their fellow inhabitants. Expose them all. Shame them. Vote against them. Pass laws to weekend their power, etc. We've totally been down this road before with alcohol, cigarettes, climate control, pollution, trans fats, guns (in some countries), etc. It's completely possible to do it again for online privacy. Use your voice now, before you find you are unable to do so at all.

12/11/2025, 9:56:11 PM

by: intelec1

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12/11/2025, 10:34:48 PM

by: reeeli

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12/11/2025, 8:22:58 PM

by: dadrian