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You don't need fancy technology to snoop on people in America. All the companies are based in the US, so it's just a matter of the government compelling them to
by fl3tch 14y ago
You don't need fancy technology to snoop on people in America. All the companies are based in the US, so it's just a matter of the government compelling them to build the spy mechanisms into their products or turn over their data. Ethiopia is functionally doing the same thing (massive surveillance of its populace), but without the power to influence these companies, it just bans the products.
- briandear 14y agoSkype is headquartered in Luxembourg. http://about.skype.com/where-is-skype/ http://about.skype.com/where-is-skype/
- fl3tch 14y agoI might add, if you think 15 years in prison for using Skype is outrageous, what is the penalty for refusing to cooperate with a US court order or National Security Letter? And how is that functionally different from what Ethiopia is doing? The consequences are the same: surveillance, any time, anywhere the authorities please.