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The US government ignores their laws, while Australia passes terrible ones.

Six of one, half dozen of the other.




> The US government ignores their laws

and yet

> Apple stared down the FBI in a mass murder case, because it was [legally] possible for them to do so.


The US government couldn't make Apple help them in public, but they just spy on everything they can themselves behind closed doors.

So far we haven't seen the Australian government ignore its own laws so completely.


Could the downvoter please explain why, or educate themselves about Edward Snowden?




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