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No need to invoke qualified immunity; the data privacy laws that have been passed (e.g. the GDPR) make explicit carveouts for government surveillance. Yes, the carveouts are for the jurisdiction's own government only, but that's the one you should be most worried about mass surveillance from in most cases.



Arguably, government surveillance is one of the main points of regulations like GDPR. Data residency requirements make it a lot easier to do that.




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