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Tuskegee Syphilis Study - A 40-year long study conducted by the US PHS & CDC to observe the long term effects of untreated syphilis where they deceived 399 impoverished African-American sharecroppers (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I can agree with that. Lots of classified stuff that won't be declassified for 30+ years.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yep. We won't ever be this blatant again I'm sure but...yeah. The US is always going to have some crazy shady shit going on. New years new flavors. Same brand.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Won't be as blatant, but it will be hidden in plain sight in a 50 page ToS