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It's harder than you might think. It all depends on who and how high-profile you are. Serbia's got around 7 500 000 residents and it takes a serious company wit
by thegeomaster 12y ago
It's harder than you might think. It all depends on who and how high-profile you are. Serbia's got around 7 500 000 residents and it takes a serious company with a serious infrastructure to interconnect them all and provide them with Internet access. Of course, it's incomparably easier to do than with U.S. ISPs, but then again, in the U.S. there are more powerful instances with an interest in bribing the providers than here. After all, who knows? Maybe we're watched as much as others, but I like to think we're (for now, until they catch up) safe from some more tyrannic forms of surveillance.
- MichaelGG 12y agoI know nothing about Serbia, but what are personal bribes like? I know that in Central America and Africa, bribing telecom employees to do things is relatively straightforward. It probably is "easy" in the US, too, but I'd imagine it'd cost a lot more as people seem to be rather concerned about being caught.
- thegeomaster 12y agoWell, if someone does not give a shit about their job, they will be easy to bribe. I don't know about people working in tech here, but bribing someone to get a job, or have something done "off the record" in the administration is considered normal, and often the only way to achieve something due to even courts and judges being corrupt. Corruption is actually one of our biggest problems, and new governments are focusing their campaigns on that a lot.