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atmosx on July 21, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: UK backing down on Apple encryption backdoor after...

Did this approach ever actually work out in the history of humanity? Like, we're fine with massive corporations spying on us because otherwise the Chinese/Russian/Aliens might? In the name of protecting freedom, we're violating it ourselves and we brag about it?

scarface_74 on July 22, 2025 [–]

Facebook offered its services in the EU to people without any tracking if you paid for the service. The Eu didn’t like that either.

atmosx on July 24, 2025 | [–]

… is there a point you’re trying to make?

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