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They found that such acceptance becomes more likely if the person is under time pressure, faces a complex task or doesn’t have a good understanding of what they are querying, among other factors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

In a sign of progress, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence disclosed for the first time in April how intelligence agencies are surveilling Americans and how many people’s data they are querying.

From Scientific American • Jun. 3, 2022

“Others are very skeptical, and are querying what the club gets out of it.”

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2021