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by forward1 3y ago
Parent is asking about government surveillance. You're suggesting a deviation from the norm (99.99% of users) by installing a custom operating system (which they will now also be on the hook to secure and update regularly) by developer
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The potential to abuse power is not a reason to disavow it.
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It is ultimately ignorant to think one is not spied upon in daily comings and goings, when the entire human economy is based on data and the study of it (especially at scale), whether by government, private enterprise or sole evil individua
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The format of this podcast is insufferable, like listening to two befuddled people in a retirement home exchange "witty" banter. I looked it up though. This was 30 years ago. The court issued Border Patrol an injunction and protec
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> I frankly don't care what's legal or not at this point. Oh, but you should - your freedom may depend on it. > police state has gotten out of control, and needs to be rolled back Maybe, but this is the world we presently fi
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by forward1 3y ago
Where is the "warrantless search"? > [CBP officers] demanded proof of citizenship from the passengers > CBP officers boarded a bus in Bangor, Maine None of those are searches, they are temporary detentions with strong legal
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E2E does not solve the problem outlined here: surveillance of metadata at a global panopticon scale.
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Why do they need to confirm an already known fact: FAANG platforms are built to spy on users? We've known about this fact for at least a decade since the Snowden revelations. Nothing has materially changed since then, technically, poli
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by forward1 3y ago
Depends on your definition of privacy. Maybe privacy from Google, at the cost of additional scrutiny from domestic intelligence services.
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"We Kill People Based on Metadata" - Michael Hayden
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This is a common misconception. The 100 mile radius does not waive 4th Amendment protection. A reasonable suspicion of immigration law violation is still required to detain, search and ultimately arrest individuals. To wit: please name a si
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by forward1 3y ago
Stop promoting and trusting Conversations. Is it bad software which never did OTR verification properly before yanking it unexpectedly and without explanation. To my knowledge it has never been independently audited let alone taken seriousl
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You're kidding yourself if you think three letter agencies don't have LOS users on a list and have capabilities to spy on them on demand with tailored access.
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Closed source proprietary for-profit platforms previously implicated in global surviellance scandals continue spying on users. News at 11.
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All of those sit on the shoulders of private business and enterprise. Government (and bureaucracy generally) only prevents them from efficiently executing on what the market demands of them.
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That's easy - Cambridge Analytica - the tip of the behavioral management iceberg.
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> people who exercise more are overwhelmingly more likely to be a healthy weight. They are also more likely to eat better and have healthier lifestyle habits, not to mention the social affluence correlation. That being said, a caloric d
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by forward1 3y ago
Can you name some issues governments have solved with taxpayer funds?
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The pair have done more to harm human dignity and privacy than most evil people thoughout history could even dream of. To respect their opinion on anything, let alone health, is so just vulgar, bordering on complete degeneracy.
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It probably varies a great deal by specialization, but speaking as a HM for my security group, specialization is miniscule almost to the point of irrelevance, in favor of attitude, ability to collaborate with other engineers, and leadership
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What problem have you actually solved by doing that, because you're still receiving ads and being manipulated through your continued use of those platforms.
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Laws limiting collection of data to solve privacy is akin to halting the production of fossil fuels to solve climate change: naive and ignorant of basic economic forces.
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For me it's just a logo with an empty "Loading" bar, Firefox 120 with strict tracking protection. Likely not worth my time debugging.
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> We are having trouble retrieving the article content. Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. You're not "having trouble". You just want to serve me ads and other marketing scripts. The euphanisms are nauseati
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Mass spying is yesterday's news. The thing we all need to worry about is behavioral management at scale, which influences politics, relationships, religions and much more. This is the true "hidden" evil behind social media an
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This is the same fallacious trope as "click on irrelevant ads to confuse marketers". People are not good at deceiving algorithms at scale.
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It's far worse still: films like Enemy of the State (1998) actually inspired spy technology. https://slate.com/technology/2019/06/enemy-of-the-state-wide...
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Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar ... it's definitely no coincidence.
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500MM to avoid Harvard scrutiny - not a bad deal on 40MMM quarterly profit. It probably doubles as a tax deduction as well. Free market capitalism at its finest.
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The reason I "hacker" don't use Unifi is because it's not trusted. It's a closed source device which requires proprietary apps to use and collects data on your network and connected devices without explicit consent

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