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How governments design laws against you and call it cybersecurity

8 days ago by beep to c/technology

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You write something online. Nothing heroic. Nothing controversial. A joke about the electricity that never works or a sarcastic comment on a minister’s speech. Weeks later, your phone rings. There is a law you’re being held accountable under, and there’s a good chance it has the word “cybercrime” in the title, which is strange because […]
melroy 11 points 8 days ago

Don't trust any government. Period.

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CosmoNova 4 points 8 days ago

I‘m not sure if Democracy can survive with that sentiment but I‘m also not sure if it can survive without it.

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grue 13 points 7 days ago

Democracy relies on transparency and verification, not trust. Any government official who tries to keep secrets from the public is an enemy of the People.

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CosmoNova 2 points 7 days ago

You need some trust I think. You wouldn‘t really need elections if everything was fact based and that would cause distrust.

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Frettchen 2 points 7 days ago

You give power to someone that is the trust they got. Nothing less but also nothing more!

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PRIMEcavitationfetishist 2 points 7 days ago

Democracy does not need government. Works better without it.

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PRIMEcavitationfetishist 8 points 7 days ago

There are people laws bind and people laws protect.

Never both. Which one are you?

Edit: if you're not sure, have grok generate you some particularly bad kiddie porn, then send it to yourself and cc your local chief of police.

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idiomaddict 4 points 7 days ago

Ghislaine Maxwell develops class consciousness

I’m just joking, she already has it, along with the other billionaires

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Atomic_Edge 1 point 5 days ago

😅Oh no, no, no, you misunderstood. They mean security for them, not for you. It's like saying, 'We value privacy'—but do they mean privacy for the corporation or for the consumer?

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