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The video presents how far British government has come to spy on its citizens and some call for them to wake up and fight for their privacy!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It has been for years. But since Two-Tier Kier has arrived on the scene he appears to using 1984 as a how-to manual.

However it's not ALL bad. It has made a lot of people that until now didn't care about data privacy start doing what they can to keep their data out of government reach.

Until the Apple ADP fiasco I was all-in on iCloud. Now I don't use any of it. I use local encrypted storage with dummy partitions and passwords so I can give those if i'm ever forced and they still get fuck all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, good job. The more people secure from government, the less control they have. Privacy is a value we have to keep fighting for, don't forget that.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Ingsoc was always here, just hiding.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

This is kinda what Watch Dog Legions was about 💀

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Knowing the UK populace, this shit will get a lot of support. Gotta spy on those climate activists, Muslims, black people, south Asians, LGBTQ+ groups, trade unions, feminist groups, anti-war groups, and any other subversive elements in society.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

And the worst thing it will change literally NOTHING for terrorism and child abuse. Terrorists will just use PGP and only honest people will get spied by political pigs.

[–] anticurrent -3 points 6 days ago

they are the most exceptionalist ellististe agreable and push-over nation in the whole earth. don't forget they are still a proud monarchy.