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This is going on in all of our countries, not just the US. There was a student riot here when they jacked the tuition 300% and now the police demand cameras eve
by dobbsbob 13y ago
This is going on in all of our countries, not just the US. There was a student riot here when they jacked the tuition 300% and now the police demand cameras everywhere, hidden SIM card kill switches that wipe the entire phone rendering it a brick so they can prevent organizing during social unrest (they shopped this as anti theft measures, but of course only the authorities have control of the kill switch and you have to report your lost phone), special tags on vehicles to trace them at all times, drones, and ISP level spying because you have nothing to worry about if you're not a criminal right? My country is contracting the exact same intel corps the US is contracting which are run by ex CIA managers. My country is leasing the exact same software that uses previously unknown exploits to backdoor all our communications that the US is using like FinFisher/FinSpy and VUPEN. It's a giant festering dystopian industry straight out of 1984 with tentacles across the globe.
They are showing up to campuses here and offering huge salaries for "data analyst" positions. They are not even trying to hide the fact anymore that you will be spying on your own neighbors while developing these databases. They used to pretend it was to prevent terrorism and crime now it's blatent shredding of the bill of rights/constitution and developers are signing up in droves because they're the ones paying the most money and nobody else here is hiring. My country's version of CENTCOM is all over political commentary, newspaper articles and radio stations denouncing all detractors of this new fascist order. The politicians use this feedback as "proof" of positive feedback on their new rights slashing spy programs. The privacy watchdog in charge of the spy agency in my country was promptly sacked as soon as they took office. They now operate in total secrecy.
This isn't sustainable. Eventually all of us will rise up and cast off the 20th century dictator leftovers destroying our countries, starting wars, watching us through our smart TVs, creating food shortages, pumping up armnaments and fear.... It's only a matter of time the question is how far will they go and get away with this until we burn it all to the ground.
A century from now all of our descendents will study this period as the 21st century dark ages and those kids will wonder how anybody survived the great oppression.
- siculars 13y agoYou have a surprising amount of hope, my friend.
- snitko 13y agoIn other words, they own us.
- mtgx 13y agoThey're starting to ask Apple and Google for the same kind of kill switch in Android phones and iPhones, and it's also promoted as a way to prevent theft.
- duaneb 13y agoIsn't that called "Find my iPhone"? We don't even NEED the authorities! :D