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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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A backdoor "for the good guys only" is simply not possible. (tutanota.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Star@sopuli.xyz to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

We're going to 'counter terrorism' by mass spying on our own citizens and hope to god real terrorists don't gain access to our backdoor.

[–] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 12 points 2 years ago

if we spy on their spies, we can counterspy their spyworks before they spy on us!

... and it's called "defensive measures", sir.

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

The point of the exercise is ALWAYS to spy on innocent citizens. It's about surveillance and control, not countering terrorism or protecting children.