• StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
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          24 hours ago

          Telling someone who says government access will be used to spy on citizens but will be useless for combating serious crime that they want telescreens, a fictitious device used for government spying, doesn’t make any sense. Either you don’t know what a telescreen is, you have poor reading comprehension, or you’re a fairly clever troll. Maybe some of all the above.

          • Steve Dice@sh.itjust.works
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            24 hours ago

            I’m telling someone who says that a want for uncompromising privacy is a US thing that it’s not, and that these compromises they speak of would be akin to telescreens if applied to a non-digital situation.

            • StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
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              23 hours ago

              I’m telling someone who says that a want for uncompromising privacy is a US thing that it’s not

              But their comment doesn’t say or suggest that.

              and that these compromises they speak of would be akin to telescreens if applied to a non-digital situation.

              And they don’t say anything about the compromises except that they’d be used for spying on citizenry.

              This isn’t my fight, I saw you were confused and thought I’d help. My mistake, you really are one of those double down or die types.

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                  21 hours ago

                  Wow indeed. We’re only a few comments deep, so you can see the comment. This one:

                  Continuing the analogy, government agencies can absolutely eavesdrop on in-person conversations unless you expend significant resources to prevent it. This is exactly what I believe will happen - organized crime will develop alternate methods the government can’t access while these backdoors are used to monitor less advanced criminals and normal people.

                  I challenge you to show where it suggests a “want for uncompromising privacy is a US only thing.” Then point out where they show support for government access to communications.

        • SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          1 day ago

          So you misread my comment but you’re one of those types who can’t admit when they’re wrong. I’d say it’s our little secret but I see someone else pointed it out too.

          • Steve Dice@sh.itjust.works
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            16 hours ago

            Nope. You’re the one refusing to admit being wrong.

            Edit: I was totally in the wrong here. Someone else just pointed out you’re not the original commenter.