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by kimlelly 13y ago
And also by giving them your data.
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by kimlelly 13y ago
EDIT: If anybody else wants to add anything destructive to the movement, just keep it coming...
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by kimlelly 13y ago
People need to remember/learn this: If democracy is not strong enough (and I know a few countries...), you (also) need to vote with your wallet. If they don't feel no pain, they won't react.
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by kimlelly 13y ago
Yes, it also needs: 1. Analytical thinking skills (school/education is there for this) 2. Critical thinking skills (school/education is there for this) 3. Entirely free flowing information
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by kimlelly 13y ago
Good! Keep on educating people! More knowledge means more responsibility. Don't forget that we have the social network effect on our side, today. Things may suddenly go very fast. If people are unaware of the dangers, send them links t
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by kimlelly 13y ago
Switzerland has a very direct democracy, unlike for example in the US. EDIT - Nothing personal, but to all you nay sayers: You are PART of the problem, you need to take a look in the mirror. (And yes, go ahead and downvote, I couldn'
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by kimlelly 13y ago
If you have any family, friends, business colleagues in Switzerland, please forward this information / petition! EDIT: This is NOT like a whitehouse.gov petition! This one has a very real effect, so DO IT! EDIT 2: If anybody is on Slas
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Switzerland: Say no to a surveillance state(buepf.ch)
137 points by kimlelly 13y ago|15 comments
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by kimlelly 13y ago
The good news is, we can actually do something about it. So let's get to work. EDIT: As an example - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6007688
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by kimlelly 13y ago
The good news is, Switzerland is a democracy that works really well. So just vote against that new crap law.
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by kimlelly 13y ago
So you're suggesting we shouldn't be on the look-out for better solutions, because grandma won't use it right away? That's not how change will come.
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by kimlelly 13y ago
Disinformation campaigns, for example.
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by kimlelly 13y ago
Sorry, what's wrong with YOU? Do you read the news? And have you compared the gravity of the situation with the level of apathy of the general public? If so, how can you NOT want people to know about easy encryption solutions?
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by kimlelly 13y ago
If you also want to have your meta data encrypted (which you have not with Email): Just use http://retroshare.sourceforge.net/ for your entire communication needs (it's not only file sharing!). EDIT: Ok, maybe I was to
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by kimlelly 13y ago
Snowden said "Encryption works. Unfortunately, endpoint security is still weak."
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by kimlelly 13y ago
I don't consider this comment to be SPAM. It's a relevant comment, the solution is entirely non-commercial and open-source and there are still tons of people on HN who don't encrypt.
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by kimlelly 13y ago
Email is an obsolete technology, since it's centralized and its meta data is never encrypted. Therefor it's perfect for interception and surveillance. We should abandon it. I suggest we replace Email with a superior solution: htt
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by kimlelly 13y ago
What if the encrypted data streams that flow over decentralized p2p networks like RetroShare ( http://retroshare.sourceforge.net/ ) would hold up and not be "decryptable" for the time we need to "undo" the
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by kimlelly 13y ago
Well, I think he has done more than enough for us - if we ever deserve people like him. Now, it's our turn.
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by kimlelly 13y ago
Except: DON'T relax. These feelings of frustration are absolutely NORMAL and they must be channeled into action, not relaxation.
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by kimlelly 13y ago
EDIT II: The thing is, life under these circumstances (and the logical consequences which will appear, sooner or later) is only worth so much .
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by kimlelly 13y ago
I'm sure something will eventually happen. Maybe not tomorrow, maybe only in 5 years. The thing is, Edward Snowden was the 1st one to show us he's ready to die for this cause. I'm sure the number of people willing to go furth
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by kimlelly 13y ago
> Snowden made the right call when he fled the U.S. As if there was 1 person in the World who would have doubted that. It's scary that such titles are still being written.
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by kimlelly 13y ago
> This seems to largely be a non-story, actually. Personally, I'm beginning to understand why Edward Snowden was ready to be tortured and die.
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by kimlelly 13y ago
I agree, there is absolutely no room left for nationalism anymore. The situation is so f##ked up that all citizens of all concerned countries will have to band together and let our respective governments clearly know that this will not cont
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by kimlelly 13y ago
The problem that makes this case even more dangerous is that the US and Germany are 2 distinct and independent political entities. Well, not any longer. The US has started owning Germany. If there is no real push back now, we should jus
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by kimlelly 13y ago
> I don't get why Germany (or any sovereign nation) allows foreign military bases anyways. Exactly. What happens when the US gets out of control? (And with the power that the NSA has, that kind of corruption is not science fiction a
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by kimlelly 13y ago
> The part that is potentially interesting is the NSA establishing a new "Consolidated Intelligence Center" in Wiesbaden (to replace a similar center in Darmstadt). "potentially interesting"...? If I were German, I wo
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by kimlelly 13y ago
True. If you can present a browser-based solution with this feature set, no ads, no tracking, and source code available, I'm definitely sold.
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by kimlelly 13y ago
Personally, I don't see a better platform than RetroShare. That is why I believe, we're better off if we all get behind RetroShare: Developers can extend this platform with as many plugins as they wish - as an open-source solution

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