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This is a strawman or reduction to the absurd (I can't decide which) and it is throughly unhelpful to convincing anyone of anything - I'm getting rather tired of seeing it.

There is a huge difference between refusing to have a lock on your front door and being okay with advertising to pay for a free service.

There is also a huge difference between publicly broadcasting your email and only the government having access to it.

Here's a hint: The NSA is not the general public.

(This comment should absolutely not be construed as acceptance of spying)



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