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All I see are broad defeatist statements. I’m more curious about actual reasons, technical or otherwise that prevent proactive legislation from being passed. nostr:note1cxacam68v2khks6kykrt5n4ca55qnrsgt8drwf5tm0y2428dp43s96hcv9

mrecheese 🧀 1y ago

If it were important to a majority of voters, it would be outlawed. Politicians would bend to whatever will keep their seat.

The problem is Bob. Bob simply doesn't know or care about surveillance tech.

Bob cares that his TV knows what time he gets home and automatically turns on so he can watch "Ow! My Balls!" Bob cares that his refrigerator tells him he's out of beer.

Bob doesn't care HOW the TV or the fridge does that. If he did, we wouldn't need Daddy Gov to outlaw it because Bob wouldn't buy it in the first place.

It's just always Bob. Bob posts to Nostr with his iPhone using a free VPN that sponsors a youtuber.

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HoloKat 1y ago

I’m sure it’s part of it but can’t be the entire reason. I’m pretty sure someone in position of power is aware of all of these issues.

mrecheese 🧀 1y ago

Yes, but Bob will vote for them whether or not they outlaw facial recognition on a FedEx truck. Bob will vote for them because he likes abortion, or hates gambling, or whatever. Bob isn't angry about telematics in his car. Nobody told him to care about that. Always Bob.

HoloKat 1y ago

Still doesn’t explain away any values already possessed by the elected person.

mrecheese 🧀 1y ago

That's true. I want to believe SOMEBODY in gov will fight for my right to privacy. I don't think they have any integrity left, though. I think getting to that position breaks them, assuming they were good people in the first place. Don't forget that Bob is in politics, also.

Maybe it's just statistics. I've never met a person in real life who really gets fired up about this stuff. They'd have to exist AND be informed AND reach a position of political power AND have a couple hundred peers who did the same thing. No chance.

HoloKat 1y ago

I guess I better research what passing legislation entails. That’s more likely to give me some concrete answers. I refuse to believe every elected person is “broken”.

mrecheese 🧀 1y ago

Just find a local representative, schedule a meeting, tell them how important this is, and get them to commit to outlawing these invasive practices. Start small, somebody at the community level. Let me know how that goes.

For bonus points, find any random person on the street and convince them to pay for a Proton subscription. If they do it, tell them to run for political office. 😂

I promise I'm not trying to be a doomer, it's just a dark reality. On the bright side, we CAN de-Bob them sometimes and shift the odds a little.

HoloKat 1y ago

In well aware that people generally don’t care, too busy or feel powerless when it comes to influencing legislative outcomes. This is precisely my point earlier that the rules are not in our favor and I’d rather not play by the rules.

mrecheese 🧀 1y ago

Well if we're cheating, then we give a GrapheneOS phone loaded with Tor, VPN, eSIM, SimpleX, Amethyst, etc. to the most corrupt piece of crap we can find. They'll tell all their crooked friends how great it is to not get caught being crooked and it'll spread like wildfire. 😂