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by 4636760295 6y ago
One way techies can affect change is to not do business with the government, particularly law enforcement and military. However, this won't happen, because at the end of the day the only thing people actually care about is money.
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by 4636760295 6y ago
If it's publicly accessible, it's pretty much a public space, thus Google ToS is BS. It's the equivalent of walking by the Google office and taking a photo of the building, IMO. This wouldn't hold up in court.
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by 4636760295 6y ago
I'm curious as well. I'm not entirely sure what the difference is from a legal perspective, it would be interesting to hear from someone who knows.
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by 4636760295 6y ago
I agree. What worries me is that the law seems to be ignored by authorities. Thus, we need to think about whether the authorities should have authority in the first place. They like to wave the banner of the constitution, but only when it s
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by 4636760295 6y ago
The police don't exist to protect the general public, they exist to protect rich people and their property. Politicians know this, and they allow the police to project an aura of fear because it helps them maintain control of the popul
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by 4636760295 6y ago
Or "enter these magic numbers, get money" which is how much of the US operates.
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by 4636760295 6y ago
Not surprising, most of the layoffs were probably temporary. Restaurant staff for example will be quickly re-hired as things open back up, and hourly wage earners make up the bulk of people who were laid off.
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by 4636760295 6y ago
As a counter point, I have seen technology adopted in the EU in ways that the US has lagged far, far behind. Probably the best example of this is chip & PIN for credit cards. In the US we finally have chips, but still no PIN.
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by 4636760295 6y ago
They send their interns into those cases.
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by 4636760295 6y ago
They probably have an army of staff attorneys who have nothing better to do.