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Comment by srswtf123

4 years ago

I agree with you 100% — the only solution I’ve found workable is limiting my use of the technology itself as much as possible.

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ajsnigrutin  4 years ago

Or regulation saying that this is illegal, because it invades users privacy too much.

  • bigiain  4 years ago

    Which'd be fine if we had one global government with world wide jurisdiction. Or technology choices from companies which couldn't be pressured by governments outside your personal regulation jurisdiction.

    I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for those regulations to become law in, say, Chine or Turkey or Saudi Arabia. I'd bet even Israel won't pass them, surely NSO have enough political lobbying swing (and probably also suitable blackmail material on sitting politicians).

    • no_time  4 years ago

      >Which'd be fine if we had one global government with world wide jurisdiction.

      I wholeheartedly disagree. A world wide goverment would be catastrophic for whistleblowing. Atleast as a whistleblower you can live somewhat safely in a country opposing your own. With a one world government you would have nowhere to run.

      And I wouldn't expect them to protect citizen's interests any better than current governments do. Contrary, I think this lack of balance in the world would embolden them further.

    • aaronmdjones  4 years ago

      They sell software designed to break into people's phones to oppressive regimes all over the planet. They definitely have the capability and requisite lack of ethics to compromise their own politicians; there's no probably about it.

    • TeMPOraL  4 years ago

      But we don't have a global government, so the next best thing is for individual countries to pass such regulation, which would prevent products violating privacy like this from being offered and sold in those countries.

      Think of GDPR, which is essentially each member of the EU saying in unison, "your product/service must comply with these data protection laws, or you can't legally do business with any of our citizens".

      Come to think of it, I wonder if this Apple thing would even fly under GDPR?

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