this post was submitted on 28 Feb 2026
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It sounds like the assertions here are:
"Mass surveillance is not lawful and the government thus agreed not to do that." Which is to say- the government will not do something if it is illegal.
The greater good of the work that the Department of Defense needs to do may justify infringement of some individual liberties.
The Department of Defense is run by lawful actors who can be trusted to make lawful decisions based on their own discretion.
Is this right?
Government can certainly do illegal things. But why ever enter into a contract with ANY organization or business if you're concerned that they can violate the terms or violate the law?
Generally not.
Even if they aren't, Anthropic started business with them months ago. Backing out now for this reason would be a pretense.