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Seems like a really slow, cumbersome technique to monitor people. On the contrary, this is evil genius. Once the rumour spread that happens, people stop commu
by quadcore 5y ago
Seems like a really slow, cumbersome technique to monitor people.
On the contrary, this is evil genius. Once the rumour spread that happens, people stop communicating about the war.
At the human level there are probably plenty of low-tech techniques to keep yourself safe like deleting messages or using coded language.
99.9% of the population wont take any risks (e.g. even receiving text messages about the war). They will closely monitor their phone and block anybody who dont do the same.
- b112 5y agoAnother thought is, OK, you deleted all your texts. Then, walking around, a text comes in, and seconds later a cop asks for your phone.. Fear, as you say, is the purpose.
- agumonkey 5y agoRussia might be poor, especially now, but most young people have seen using two or more phones. Burner bumdphone is not a difficult concept. Someone needs to drop a stock of old lineageos/android phones in there.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoWon't they pat you down for phones though? I mean burner phones are kind of an obvious thing these days.
- fivea 5y ago> Fear, as you say, is the purpose. I would add that multiple aspects of Putin's attack plan for Ukraine relied heavily on its ability to instill fear. Putin's regime expected Zelenski to flee at the sight of Russia's military at the border, they expected border cities to promptly fold at the sight of Russia's army, they expected Ukraine's army to surrender once Russia's army gained some ground, they expected all NATO and neighboring countries to stay quiet and did nothing when threatened, implicitly or explicitly, by them. But thankfully their bluff was called, and Putin's regime was exposed as the fascist paper tiger they are.
- de_Selby 5y agoExactly, it's an overt message that what you say is being watched, so watch what you say.
- smugglerFlynn 5y agoThat is exactly what happened