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Comment by ionwake

3 hours ago

guy on website called hackernews, tries to convince everyone more restrictions are good

As a hacker, I want antitrust to break TooBigTech such that they can't cryptographically lock me out of everything.

Those who want less regulation are not hackers, but rich and powerful assholes.

Website called "Hacker News" has had zilch to do with the Hacking community for almost a decade now. It's VC and corporate apologist news.

  • Are you calling me a corporate apologist? For one, corporations want less regulation.

    "Being a hacker" does not mean "being stuck in the 80s", IMO. If TooBigTech cryptographically controls everything, it becomes harder to hack. Are you aware that the biggest restriction against jailbreaking stuff is that it was made super illegal... because it helps corporations?

    • > Are you calling me a corporate apologist? For one, corporations want less regulation

      Ah yes, so that's why Meta et al are the main ones behind pushes for more "think of the children" ID verification/attestation regulations.