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This is the major problem when trying to educate people about anything privacy related... Living in Australia I've watched the government basically grant itself
by techdragon 4y ago
This is the major problem when trying to educate people about anything privacy related... Living in Australia I've watched the government basically grant itself the legal right to do whatever the fuck it likes with computers and communications over the last few years, and its been a horrible outright depressing journey.
Once people internalise the "nothing to hide" argument they begin to reach for the question "what do you have to hide that makes you think this isn't ok" before they are even prompted with the usual arguments about it only being for finding drugs, guns, terrorists, pedophiles, etc
The fact this is on device and off by default is good because that's how this sort of customer feature should be built, like being able to install a DNS filter or other website filtering software. If you're worried, these options should be available to protect your children... but sadly its a small step from "these are available" to "why didn't the government make them turn it on before I bought it for my child and didn't turn it on before giving it to my child"