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by iamnothere 6d ago
“Protecting democracy” or something Orwellian like that
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by iamnothere 6d ago
IA doesn’t bypass paywalls when archiving, so it’s the only option we have for that, imperfect as it is.
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by iamnothere 6d ago
Is it a threat to democracy if citizens gather facts from foreign actors when their domestic government attempts to suppress those facts? On a general level, not speaking to this situation in particular. Just curious.
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by iamnothere 6d ago
Societies don’t have the right to decide what is and isn’t false information and prevent people from accessing or spreading it. (They think they do, and that’s a problem.) Fighting misinformation has to happen through establishing and maint
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by iamnothere 7d ago
Well that’s unwise of them. I just wanted to clarify since some people don’t understand that you can fly with firearms. A lot of people who go to events like Defcon will pack a firearm as this prevents TSA from inspecting the bag without
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by iamnothere 7d ago
If you really believe that the two are equivalent, I hope you’re taking action right now and not just posting on HN. Otherwise that would certainly speak poorly of your character.
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by iamnothere 7d ago
Despite the problems, this stuff is still a rarity among most people. And most people understand that. It’s obviously getting worse, but that’s not a reason to give up all hope.
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by iamnothere 7d ago
I said that it still has sway, not that it’s perfect. Your position basically amounts to “hide in bed and hope they don’t come for you”.
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by iamnothere 7d ago
Then this does not apply. Best to consult a lawyer
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by iamnothere 7d ago
You’re fearmongering. Despite what some may say, it’s not Nazi Germany. Rule of law still has sway. Find me caselaw where a “basic” phone was used as valid evidence. Or where the phone was already empty when someone began to approach the bo
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by iamnothere 7d ago
Try proving intent when it’s a common practice. I’d even say it’s a best practice these days, especially for business. You’re fearmongering. Find me a case of someone getting prosecuted for having a burner phone. It doesn’t exist.
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by iamnothere 8d ago
Half of the commenters here seem to believe that nobody has ever done this successfully because it must be “suspicious”. Despite it being a common practice for many organizations.
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by iamnothere 8d ago
This would not be tampering, because you haven’t tampered with anything. The “evidence” is simply at home.
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by iamnothere 8d ago
They can investigate all they want, they can even detain you briefly, but if you are a citizen and there’s no evidence of a crime then they have to let you in.
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by iamnothere 8d ago
Of course, as it is, the 100 mile zone is already absurd enough!
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by iamnothere 8d ago
Fair, I have no doubt that someone has falsely claimed it in order to do an illegal search, but it still is a false claim and (based on current understanding of the law) would not hold up in court. As it is the 100 mile zone sweeps in most
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by iamnothere 8d ago
You can bring a gun on the plane, you just need to have it in a locked case, and it can’t be a TSA lock. You also have to declare it and open the case for inspection when checking it. It may be hard to bring it overseas though.
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by iamnothere 8d ago
All true and good clarification. There is definitely a phase shift happening that is worth paying attention to, but it’s not yet a crisis, and it may not precipitate one.
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by iamnothere 8d ago
If so this was an individual claim, it’s not known to be official policy, the law doesn’t support it, and it hasn’t been used as a successful argument in court. This claim comes up regularly but it’s a misinterpretation/rumor. People s
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by iamnothere 8d ago
It does not, this is not in the law. This is a false misunderstanding that somehow keeps getting propagated. A few civil rights people have looked into it and don’t see it as a likely problem, and there haven’t been cases where the governme
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by iamnothere 8d ago
This is not correct, it’s a common but false misunderstanding. The text of the law does not support this and the ACLU/EFF don’t see it as a likely problem. People should stop repeating this claim or it will become one of those “folk tr
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by iamnothere 8d ago
If you’re talking about a US citizen returning home, they can’t hold you indefinitely. If you disagree, I challenge you to find a counter example. All bets are off if you’re a non-citizen entering another country, it depends on the laws and
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by iamnothere 8d ago
This is a great point, it’s not like there’s a good alternative. The idea of “safe” money might be over for a time. It could explain why so many central banks have been moving to acquire bullion.
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by iamnothere 8d ago
Holdings by France, Taiwan, and India have also decreased year over year. Based on the charts, it could be the start of a reversal, but charts are charts and we’ll just have to see. Brazil is on a long term downtrend although they may be bo
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by iamnothere 8d ago
Your point about dollar exposure is true, we just have limited insight into foreign private ownership, as the article points out. If nations are using these vehicles to conceal their dollar exposure (or for some other purpose that results i
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by iamnothere 8d ago
If true, this would change the narrative. But I wouldn’t base anything on rumors. China is also rapidly building its supply of bullion and is attempting to shift trade away from the USD, so it would make sense for it to be drawing down on U
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by iamnothere 8d ago
How so? Foreign official holdings are flat since 2012. The headline specifically refers to central bank and government holdings.
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by iamnothere 8d ago
Yes, the PIN is optional even on Yubikeys, although I think individual providers can require it. Ideally a strong PIN should be used but people may just reuse their ATM PIN, birthday, etc.
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by iamnothere 8d ago
If you’re making a constitutional argument here, regulation of interstate commerce is constitutional. If I’m hiring a network of people to follow you around and make notes about you, that’s clearly commercial, and it’s going to cross state
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by iamnothere 8d ago
Why not? We “forced” everyone to use SMS/email second factor, now we’re moving towards “forcing” passkeys, and European banks used to “force” the use of an electronic HOTP/TOTP token. Decoupling logins from the big cloud providers

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