This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone... The five eyes (and nine eyes) nations all share data about their residents in the name of "stopping terrorism".
this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026
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I believe Canada is also introducing legislation to increase the amount of data on its citizens that it shares with the USA. In the current climate these moves seem crazy. But I guess only fascists and billionaires (and billionaire fascists) get to decide what happens.
Every right they take will be used against us
jfc
The "Five Eyes" concept has to be the dumbest, most transparent example of the "I'm not touching you" defense to charges of constitution circumvention.
Literally word for word my first thought.
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Acronym for 'Jesus fucking Christ', referencing a book character. In this sense it conveys a sense of shock/disbelief.
Crikey
Not lots of detail, probably just photos and fingerprints for Australians arriving in the US.
Why?
Because we'll always be too scared to say no to the US. We're their bitch at this point. We're a little less loud then they are, but we're just as fucked up where it counts.
Inshallah we see the fall of the entire anglosphere in our lifetimes.
Palantir is hungry for more data.
*skynet
Palantir is hungry for deez nuts.
I’ve visited the US 3 times, they’ve got all mine already.