• kibblebits@quokk.au
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    5 hours ago

    If they can get your ID associated to all your network requests, they can get ya for talking bad about the government. Just like China.

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      4 hours ago

      Not if you have the money to fight them in court. We still technically have freedom in the US. For those who can pay.

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        3 hours ago

        But the Venn diagram of “People critical of the government” and “People who can afford a lawsuit” is almost two completely separated circles.

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    5 hours ago

    So fun watching the world “Won’t somebody please think of the children?” its way into global mass surveillance.

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      4 hours ago

      It always was being pushed that way. The limiting factor seems to have been a lack of a believable reason to lull the people into it willingly. I guess they found it?