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		to3m on May 4, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FBI pushing for surveillance backdoors on websites I assume it is dry humour. But perhaps they meant, "reward". After all, it won't happen if you aren't successful. It is like paying tax in that respect.

citricsquid on May 4, 2012 [–]

I assumed it's a patriotic thing, "you get to help protect Americans citizens" type deal.

cantankerous on May 4, 2012 | [–]

It'd definitely dry humor, as it was in the context of a conversation with an industry rep who presumably wouldn't be interested in making more work for his constituents.

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