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Originally Posted by xepherys
Well, MSD, it's not ENTIRELY odd. I mean, if you lived in China, you'd SURELY fear something like this. We often assume our government is more benevolent, but paranoia aside, things like the US PATRIOT act have proven they don't always have our best interest in mind. *shrug* Just food for thought.
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I don't think they have our best interest in mind very often, but I think it's ridiculous to think that the government would feel the need to plant child pornography on a computer to get you out of the way when there are much more efficient and convenient ways to do so. If the Attorney General says I'm a suspected terrorist, I go to Guantanamo, no questions asked. I'd be far more concerned with the possibility of someone out for revenge or with malicious intent planting files on my computer and calling the feds on me than the government planting something and busting me for it. I suppose anyhting's possible, though, and things like Magic Lantern aren't exactly reassuring.
If we're going to continue a discussion on these lines, I suggest a starting thread in Tilted Paranoia and giving us the link so we don't derail this one (which is mainly my doing.)