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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 15 points 6 hours ago

Why?

Just that. Why? Who is actually dumb enough to think that that is a good idea?

Dutch intelligence agencies already stopped sharing certain types of information with the US after trump then used that for his personal quick gain, destroying years of intelligence work.

This isn't even intelligence, this is your citizens. This is data on your citizens that the US WILL abuse.

So, why?

[–] dan@upvote.au 36 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone... The five eyes (and nine eyes) nations all share data about their residents in the name of "stopping terrorism".

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 12 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

stopping terrorism

More like I'll spy on your people, you spy on mine (which is illegal / unpopular for me), swapsies.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 5 points 5 hours ago

Well hey, at least our rights-obliterating global surveillance apparatus is already named like the bad guys in a stupid action movie!

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 30 points 11 hours ago

Every right they take will be used against us

[–] JackBinimbul@lemmy.blahaj.zone 63 points 13 hours ago (3 children)
[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 42 points 11 hours ago

The "Five Eyes" concept has to be the dumbest, most transparent example of the "I'm not touching you" defense to charges of constitution circumvention.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 3 points 12 hours ago

Literally word for word my first thought.

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] thenoirwolfess@lemmynsfw.com 26 points 12 hours ago

Acronym for 'Jesus fucking Christ', referencing a book character. In this sense it conveys a sense of shock/disbelief.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 13 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

I believe Canada is also introducing legislation to increase the amount of data on its citizens that it shares with the USA. In the current climate these moves seem crazy. But I guess only fascists and billionaires (and billionaire fascists) get to decide what happens.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Until recently the Canadian government was pushing Bill C-2:

Canada’s Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance (EFF)

They have now tried to tone it down a bit in Bill C-12 but there are still serious concerns:

Joint statement: Bill C-12’s introduction solves none of Bill C-2’s problems (Amnesty International)

So Canada's government talks tough, but in actual legislation they seem oddly eager to appease the USA at the expense of Canadians.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 11 points 12 hours ago
[–] Psiczar@aussie.zone 3 points 10 hours ago

I’ve visited the US 3 times, they’ve got all mine already.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 12 hours ago (2 children)
[–] pfr@piefed.social 20 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Because we'll always be too scared to say no to the US. We're their bitch at this point. We're a little less loud than they are, but we're just as fucked up where it counts.

[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.social 2 points 10 hours ago

Inshallah we see the fall of the entire anglosphere in our lifetimes.

[–] nosuchanon@lemmy.world 13 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Palantir is hungry for more data.

[–] nforminvasion@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago
[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca -1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Palantir is hungry for deez nuts.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au -1 points 10 hours ago

Not lots of detail, probably just photos and fingerprints for Australians arriving in the US.