It’s like a diary, except it stores far more information. A diary, a complete log of all correspondence, a Rolodex, photo albums - the list goes on.
this post was submitted on 18 Apr 2025
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I'd say more like going through a woman's purse.
while there is a similar expectation of privacy there shouldn't be anything in there you really want to keep locked down.
Bullshit. Your computer is your personal private property.
Expect privacy.
Demand privacy.
Resist intrusion.
Break your phone before you let them look at it.
Fuck fascists
I meant more like a spouse, just like its weird to read a spouses diary, it should be just as unacceptable to go through a phone
Very dramatic reading of the post that says "phone = diary." I think we're talking more about family/a SO looking through your phone than Big Brother
Both of which are equally wrong.
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