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Sigh. What we can basically tell from this is that the Five Eyes crew have joint legislation ready to go on this and are now going to insert an easy-to-digest a
by cmdshiftf4 7y ago
Sigh. What we can basically tell from this is that the Five Eyes crew have joint legislation ready to go on this and are now going to insert an easy-to-digest and appealing narrative into the mainstream ahead of the release of that legislation.
The combination of "But the children! You don't support child predators, do you?!", low general technical understanding and overall apathy to the removal of our rights (in the name of "progress") means that this is basically destined to succeed.
Might be time to really re-evaluate our personal relationship with technology and make the appropriate moves to isolate it in our lives. If/when this goes through, technology will essentially have us under surveillance in every aspect of our daily lives.
- ddtaylor 7y agoI would say that time has already passed since many social media companies have such a grip already.
- blaser-waffle 7y agoYeah but I don't have to opt into social media. And I can run my own OpenVPN tunnel on Digital Ocean or Linode or whatever. Outlaw crypto and I can't, the choice has been removed. Prepare to be watched, citizen.
- coldcode 7y agoI for one are ready to give up my encryption when the politicians do it first and we see how well that works.
- DarkWiiPlayer 7y agoNext time someone tells me "Why would you need encryption if you have nothing to hide?" I'mma just answer with "Why do you need clothes then?"
- Koshkin 7y agoOriginally, only to keep oneself warm.
- commandlinefan 7y ago> when the politicians do it first ... > "Why do you need clothes then?" I've seen politicians. I know why they need clothes.
- Mirioron 7y agoThey'll probably have an exception for politicians. That's how it usually goes.
- fghtr 7y agoEFF could still help here, so become a member if you still care.