You might live in a Police State if...
- Thread starter Eriol
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This is one of those things I just don’t get. Inanimate things are incapable of value judgements, and yet certain people absolutely insist on pretending that they can somehow be coaxed to do so.
@Eriol We’ve discussed that exact pair of videos before. I had hoped people would’ve learned by now.
But no.
—Patrick
@Eriol We’ve discussed that exact pair of videos before. I had hoped people would’ve learned by now.
But no.
—Patrick
Oh ya, these aren't the first time they've been linked, they just have more importance right now given the "debate" in Germany.
House votes to extend ability for USA to spy on its citizens/within its borders another 6 years.
At least two members of the Senate have vowed to filibuster it, but we will see what happens.
Oh and the FBI is still mad at Apple (and presumably also any other mobile manufacturer) for using encryption that has no back door to allow for FBI surveillance.
--Patrick
At least two members of the Senate have vowed to filibuster it, but we will see what happens.
Oh and the FBI is still mad at Apple (and presumably also any other mobile manufacturer) for using encryption that has no back door to allow for FBI surveillance.
Time to post those videos again, I guess.
--Patrick
As with many things though, they also have to be seen by the "right" people.
So I guess I'm going to cross-post this from the Canada thread:
Police In Canada Tracking People's 'Negative' Behavior In a 'Risk' Database
--Patrick
Police In Canada Tracking People's 'Negative' Behavior In a 'Risk' Database
--Patrick
Directly from the blog of the ACLU:
We Got U.S. Border Officials to Testify Under Oath. Here’s What We Found Out.
Basically, that you can be searched/siezed/detained without having to demonstrate probable cause, without limiting scope, and that it can be for any type of crime. Criminal, civil, foreign, domestic, HIPAA, attorney-client privilege, NDAs, self-incrimination, none of it matters, now hand over your phone.
--Patrick
We Got U.S. Border Officials to Testify Under Oath. Here’s What We Found Out.
Basically, that you can be searched/siezed/detained without having to demonstrate probable cause, without limiting scope, and that it can be for any type of crime. Criminal, civil, foreign, domestic, HIPAA, attorney-client privilege, NDAs, self-incrimination, none of it matters, now hand over your phone.
--Patrick
Blackstone private equity firm purchases Ancestry.com (and their database) for $4.7 billion.
EDIT: Forgot to include the link. Fixed.
—Patrick
Still, the fact that its workings are even less transparent now is not reassuring.Another spokesman said:
EDIT: Forgot to include the link. Fixed.
—Patrick
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"We will not be sharing user DNA and family tree records with our portfolio companies. "
For now.
your government can tell you what video games you can play?
Let me guess. The number one pre-indicator of crime is the amount of melanin in one's skin?
You might live in a Police State if:
You could face 5 years in federal prison for allegedly throwing a bike helmet at a federal officer.
You could be charged with civil disorder for speaking about black lives on a sidewalk.
You could be arrested and sent to federal prison for being in the area of a protest.
You could be arrested and sent to federal prison for riding a bike near a protest site.
You could be arrested and sent to federal prison for being a medic.
You could be arrested and sent to federal prison for singing at the cops.
You could face 5 years in federal prison for allegedly throwing a bike helmet at a federal officer.
You could be charged with civil disorder for speaking about black lives on a sidewalk.
You could be arrested and sent to federal prison for being in the area of a protest.
You could be arrested and sent to federal prison for riding a bike near a protest site.
You could be arrested and sent to federal prison for being a medic.
You could be arrested and sent to federal prison for singing at the cops.