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This. The Internet may interpret censorship as damage and route around it, but spy agencies interpret laws as inconveniences and ignore them. As access closes
by alfiedotwtf 5y ago
This.
The Internet may interpret censorship as damage and route around it, but spy agencies interpret laws as inconveniences and ignore them.
As access closes in one place (i.e application layer), they will just get closer to the source (i.e operating system or supply chain)
- dane-pgp 5y agoI fully believe that by the end of the decade it will be illegal in some Western countries to go online with a device that doesn't provide a measured boot attestation that it is running a government-approved operating system.
- alfiedotwtf 5y agoI'm not sure why I was downvoted, but I believe this too. Same goes for music and video - we won't be legally allowed to hear and watch non-DRM-playable devices as the speakers and displays will be rented not owned by corporations. We have almost arrived at the Rental Economy, where we dont own anything and are at the behest of corporations. It's modern serfdom
- woojoo666 5y agoYou might have already seen this but in case you havent, there's a famous talk about this called "the coming war on general computation" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUEvRyemKSg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUEvRyemKSg), and much of this has already come true
- int_19h 5y agoI'll make a bet that it'll be UK, specifically.