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Fighting pedophilia at the expense of our privacy: The EU rule that could break the internet
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this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2023
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The unfortunate brilliance of it is that there are master strategists and tacticians that understand how to pass thinly-veiled invasive legislation under some undeniably noble premise.
NYC started with speed cameras and red light cameras only near schools to “protect children.” Who wouldn’t support that? Every single government employee knew this was a long term play: capture metrics showing how much these roadways have improved - then use that to support expansion of the system elsewhere. The same with NYPD cameras and surveillance stations.
Start with something small and digestible to the public, then use it to substantiate the unpalatable.
As traffic is usually the most dangerous thing any of us interact with on a regular basis, I propose that this result is actually a good thing.