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In response to
"I dunno -- I'd like to think that we're actually trying to stop nation-states from learning our information becuase people are stupid. -- (edited)"
by
Will Hunting
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The point is you can go down rabbit holes and imagine the worst about any new technology. Ban the internet because paedos might use it. Ban email
Posted by
Loyola
Mar 13 '24, 15:23
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because terrorists in Fuckedupistan might be messaging one another. You get the point. And it is important that nations would take steps to safeguard their security. But when those steps veer into censorship, “then be careful that you don’t become that which you seek to censor”, to paraphrase.
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