• _phnd_ 57 minutes ago
    what, the land of the free, whover told you that is your enemy
  • nickslaughter02 5 hours ago
    Peter Hummelgaard, Danish Minister of Justice, in an interview about Chat Control, remains defiant:

    "I indisputably believe that surveillance creates an increased sense of security ... and given that the prerequisite for freedom is security, yes, I believe that more surveillance equates to more freedom"

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    • bn-l 3 hours ago
      Aren’t politicians excluded though? Don’t they also want the safety and freedom?
    • sillywalk 3 hours ago
      > "...I believe that more surveillance equates to more freedom..."

      By that logic, East Germany was full of freedom.

  • aprilfoo 4 hours ago
    That could be true in a perfect world, where people and systems executing the surveillance are perfectly capable, respectful, honest and accountable, forever.

    But in a perfect world surveillance is not necessary anyway: that kind of statement is just fallacious rhetoric.