iamnothere

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Digital Asset Market Clarity Act Fails in Senate(therage.co)
1 points by iamnothere 20h ago|0 comments
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How Americans think about censorship of news in the U.S.(pewresearch.org)
4 points by iamnothere 1d ago|0 comments
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25 years of mass surveillance is enough(schneier.com)
901 points by iamnothere 1d ago|334 comments
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AI Doomer Hypeloop Suspiciously Serves to Support OpenAI and Anthropic's Agenda(nakedcapitalism.com)
11 points by iamnothere 2d ago|3 comments
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Court bars AAMVA from giving away driver's license data – for now(papersplease.org)
3 points by iamnothere 2d ago|1 comments
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Fusion Centers Are Asking for Subpoena Power Without a Court Order(danboguslaw.substack.com)
2 points by iamnothere 2d ago|0 comments
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by iamnothere 3d ago
Sorry, I was tired and misread the intent.
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by iamnothere 3d ago
Nukes don’t get “worse” because of physics, not because of laws. You can’t make a pocket Tsar Bomba even if there were no rules against proliferation. Dial-a-yield nukes already provide a range of yields from tiny to massive, and this provi
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by iamnothere 3d ago
It’s quite possible for imperfect regulations to make a problem worse. See, for instance, sanctions intended to weaken China that ended up creating powerful Chinese competitors and reducing Western influence in their internal markets, bring
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by iamnothere 3d ago
In the US, this would likely lead to the immediate launch of a new Business Plot, if the government weren’t already captured by those same interests. (Which also explains why your hypothetical won’t happen.)
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by iamnothere 4d ago
Neat, I can’t imagine using this as a daily driver, but it would be a great tool in some academic environments.
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Microsoft Brings "Age Verification" System to Windows(reclaimthenet.org)
4 points by iamnothere 4d ago|0 comments
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by iamnothere 4d ago
Why not just immediately seize all guns then? I’m sure you’ll save a lot of lives that way! Better start now, no time to hesitate or consider the consequences!
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by iamnothere 4d ago
Yes, it’s been impossible to trust Google since the “Jigsaw” project, and especially when they started blanking out search pages on trending topics with messages like “these results are changing quickly”. It’s clear that they have moved fro
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by iamnothere 4d ago
Why stop at autonomous cars? New cars monitor drivers for “drowsiness” and have internal/external cameras. Why not monitor for guns too? Maybe they should even refuse to drive if you’re holding a gun! And why stop at cars? Maybe home c
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by iamnothere 4d ago
That is acceptable (and even desirable) for these people. Only the few who can afford luxury deserve privacy.
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by iamnothere 5d ago
I have seen some people in these discussions arguing against making certain knowledge available in other forms, based on hypothetical dangers. Unfortunately, not everybody is supportive of freedom of knowledge/information.
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by iamnothere 5d ago
I do love Japan, but it also has serious problems with public shaming, particularly in schools (shame bullying) and with people who have media attention (idols, celebrities, influencers). It’s worse than in the US because people seem to int
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by iamnothere 5d ago
The end result of this is that every place becomes locked down and covered in cameras, which is very expensive, and which also kills off the few remaining quasi-public (privately owned but freely accessible) spaces. All because we couldn’t
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by iamnothere 5d ago
> the point is supposed to be that social norms used to (or should) be sufficient. People should feel and be made to feel shame for flagrant disrespect of core principles that their participation in a system would seem to entail (like pl
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by iamnothere 5d ago
The overuse of shaming tactics has led to the death of shame. Funny how that works. People adapt.
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by iamnothere 6d ago
I imagine that some workplaces will have to become more security conscious, and others (in two-party states) will have to make it clear to employees that recording without permission from others is illegal and the company will both sue and
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by iamnothere 6d ago
Many workplaces already require MDM for devices. Some don’t allow unmanaged onsite devices at all. It just depends on the sensitivity of the work. Maybe you haven’t been onsite at a defense contractor or a large financial firm, it can get v
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Germany Proves Again That Censorship Doesn't Work(freddiedeboer.substack.com)
4 points by iamnothere 6d ago|3 comments
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by iamnothere 6d ago
If it’s an Apple device, it’s pretty easy to verify, if you’re not getting into the realm of spycraft. Open the stock recording app from the store and try to record after verifying the preferences allow recording. This is sufficient for cat
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by iamnothere 7d ago
All politics is self-serving in one way or another. If you disagree you are likely lying to yourself about your motivations. The important thing is not to ignore your self-serving motivations, but to understand them and think long term rath
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Reclaim the Net Launches Global Digital Rights Bill Tracker(reclaimthenet.org)
5 points by iamnothere 7d ago|0 comments
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by iamnothere 7d ago
Yes, instead the UK and Europe “debank” and sanction opposition journalists so that they can’t continue functioning, without so much as a public hearing and with no way to contest it. Not sure which is worse, actually. At least everyone in
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by iamnothere 7d ago
Not really, graffiti artists often think that taggers are annoying (they are low effort and frequently tag over murals). Those who see it as art try to distinguish graffiti from vandalism. Artists often start as taggers so it’s not exactly
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by iamnothere 7d ago
Yes, the problems are trust and consistency of enforcement. We have neither in the US and I’m not sure how we would ever get there. Many East Asian countries try to write their laws so that niche cases are covered, and enforcement is tighte

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