Biggest surprise for me was that so many people seemed genuinely surprised, especially those in the halls of power. Other than that, only the direct attacks on private fiber and the perpetual storage were news. I assumed they would discard, or at least drastically winnow, anything over 10 years old or so as no longer relevant and cost-prohibitive to maintain. (Of course once you take a Stasi-like worldview into account then it’s no longer surprising. Maybe I should run for office - easiest way to find out what’s in your file, lol! Wonder what they have on Obama…?)
