Comment by phanimahesh

1 day ago

That is a strange viewpoint. Are we calling everyone who wants some control over their computers enemies of the state?

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phanimahesh

> Are we calling everyone who wants some control over their computers enemies of the state?

As of today at 00:00 UTC, no.

    But there's an increasingly possible future
    where authoritarian governments will brand users
    who practice 'non-prescribed use' as enemies of the state.

    And when we have a government who's leader
    openly gifts deep, direct access to federal power
    to unethical tech leaders who've funded elections (ex:Thiel),
    that branding would be a powerful perk to have access to
    (even if indirectly).

bigyabai 1 day ago

It's holistic philosophy. You're not going to save yourself from FBI surveillance by avoiding Windows, I guarantee that to you.

thewebguyd 1 day ago

You're not going to avoid any state surveillance if the state is really interested in you specifically.
But you can still help prevent abuses of mass surveillance without probable cause by making such surveillance as expensive and difficult as possible for the state