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That would help me individually, but will do nothing to address my concern about society becoming a panopticon, and the proliferation of laws that make it illeg
by car_analogy 4y ago
That would help me individually, but will do nothing to address my concern about society becoming a panopticon, and the proliferation of laws that make it illegal to attempt to evade surveillance:
For example, in the United Kingdom, under the Mobile Telephones (Re-programming) Act, changing the IMEI of a phone, or possessing equipment that can change it, is considered an offence under some circumstances. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mobile_Equipment_Identity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mobile_Equipment...
- rollcat 4y agoYou also can't just change or hide your car's registration plates - it's also illegal. I 100% agree with your concern, but there's always a line to draw. Sorry for the car analogy, I had to ;)
- dmitrygr 4y ago> possessing equipment that can change it, On most pixel phones, the "equipment" is any computer with a usb cable and a copy of android SDK (adb). Better arrest every owner of said equipment...