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		mdhb on Feb 7, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypte... Collude is such a fucking weird word to describe an alliance.

abtinf on Feb 7, 2025 [–]

Collude seems like a pretty good word for an alliance formed for the purpose of subverting the law.

mathieuh on Feb 7, 2025 | [–]

Yes “collude” contains exactly the right connotations. Slimy, sneaky, against the interests of the public.

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