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Or we could actually make some stuff in the US/EU for a change. I know it takes time but it's probably for the best in the long run

lol

I wish the FCC would lighten up the amateur radio rules tho. Cool stuff like Meshtastic is happening outside of licenced bands and is taking off

People think that govt developed = bad. It's a consideration for sure but if anything govt developed is so hopelessly and inherently compromised then many of the measures discussed here are useless for privacy already because they almost all run through internet, a govt created system. Even TOR. But yet here we are anyway because they are still useful systems.

Governments pour tons of time money and effort into secure communication, and not for profit, and we can still take advantage of that advancement with some caution.

Wait until they find out who started the internet. Or who runs GPS satellites

When it was sms compatible it was a suuuuper easy sell for my family

"It's way more secure when you text me but you can still text everyone else you know too. And we can still use it through wifi if cell service isn't working for me."

It would potentially fall under "fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine" that would make it inadmissable for actual court cases but otherwise there's nothing to stop people from gathering information that is available to the public

Yeah plastic is great for a lot of stuff. Car parts, backpack clips, buttons, trash cans etc. But one time use plastic is EVERYWHERE.

Right? Why do gatorade and pedialyte bottles have to be in crazy over engineered compared to cheap crinkly water bottles? Both one time use which isn't ideal but thinner bottles would save the company money right?

I wonder if it's a psychology thing, like having a high quality bottle means people thing whatever is inside is equally higher quality?

We can always do the "nothing beyond my immediate observation can be trusted" method like the flat earthers do

It might not be much but it's still legal precedent that will hopefully help it reach critical mass. Like getting Al Capone on tax evasion

I forget what privacy podcast I was listening to but they said that privacy is important because you might not be under scrutiny now but could be.

After the Boston marathon bombing reddit was scouring footage and believed a particular person was responsible ("we did it reddit!"). They were wrong. People found his address, work etc and he was stalked and harrassed for days though he did nothing wrong.

You can bet he would have liked to disappear for a while, and a little extra everyday privacy in advance would have made that a lot easier.

It's kind of amazing to see someone with that much money give it away at