the Government's Secret War on Privacy

the Government's Secret War on Privacy

with out-of-control (para-)police forces all over the world using facial recognition to track down random people their masters don't like,
suddenly the "absurd fear" of cameras* in public spaces doesn't appear so absurd, does it?
* (Springerpresse tabloid WELT, 2017)
Im #WarOnPrivacy lassen die Staatsgebilde dieser Welt zunehmend die Masken fallen 😔
Sofern sie sie überhaupt je aufgesetzt hatten.
The war on privacy and encryption goes on. This time in the UK. Under the “Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill”, lawmakers now want client-side scanning on every phone and tablet. The lawmakers write: “Any relevant device supplied for use in the UK must have installed tamper-proof system software which is highly effective at preventing the recording, transmitting (by any means, including livestreaming) and viewing of CSAM using that device.” 1/4
He Built a #PrivacyTool. Now He’s Going to Prison. #naomibrockwelltv #nbtv #privacy #security #odysee
Ich verorte das eher unter #WarOnPrivacy.
The #DigitalTrainwreck is part of the #WarOnPrivacy and a load of neoliberal nonsense to boot.
This cannot pass.
And the threat brought by the misuse of that designation dovetails "nicely" with the #WarOnPrivacy, with Palantir, mushrooming surveillance and now #ChatControl and demonization of "VPN" (in the UK) ...
I wish more voters would've watched and understood this: