The government may not actively monitor transactions realtime, but it can sure as hell arrest a drug dealer or a sex worker and then go after everyone that has paid them money.

That’s the thing about data collection: It may not be scary now, but it might be eventually. Who knows how a future government can abuse years of data (or data thieves for that matter)?

“Nice dick bro, ever wondered how it would look in a Studio Ghibli movie?”

Obama. Your head. Rent free.

Isn’t everyone just sick of his bullshit though?

Is it opposite day already?

It’s not “shutting down” people should be concerned about, it’s espionage.