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Britain passed the “most extreme surveillance law ever passed in a democracy”

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Re: Britain passed the “most extreme surveillance law ever passed in a democracy”

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Post by danielpatrick »

ryanlol wrote: post #13
WordyMcWordface wrote: post #4

I will just leave this here: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com

How is that supposed to help? Go sell snake oil elsewhere, recommending this stuff actually puts peoples lives at risk.

A VPN like Private Internet Access is among the best things a consumer can do to protect their privacy.

PIA is $3.33/month. My internet bill is $50/month.

I like to think of it as a $3 upgrade from an open line to a secure line. It's a no-brainer for me. Really it should be a default option from your ISP, only they can make a hell of a lot more than $3.33/month from you if they can read all of your data.

Re: Britain passed the “most extreme surveillance law ever passed in a democracy”

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Post by hfsktr »

JustSomeNobody wrote: post #60
datamoshr wrote: post #44

As a UK resident, this irks me beyond belief. It's a sickening invasion of human rights[1]. To echo u/rubberstamps sentiments, it's such that there's been little to no coverage of this in the media. But it's the same everywhere, introduce an encroaching bill, have uproar from those with the heads screwed on (the minority). Let it grow a little stale in the publics eye and keep reintroducing with slight alterations it…

> But it's the same everywhere, introduce an encroaching bill, have uproar from those with the heads screwed on (the minority). Let it grow a little stale in the publics eye and keep reintroducing with slight alterations it until it passes into law. So, is this the mere-exposure effect in practice? Or is there another psychological effect at play here?

I think it's that the government[0] can repeatedly propose the bill and wear down the public's will to fight it. They[0] don't appear to lose any/much standing from continuous proposals and people become apathetic towards continued fighting.

[0]whoever that may mean

Re: Britain passed the “most extreme surveillance law ever passed in a democracy”

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Post by _qbxp »

WordyMcWordface wrote: post #4

I will just leave this here: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com

I've had PIA, AirVPN, and now iVPN. Definitely a fan of iVPN. They are organizational members of the EFF (for what it's worth), and their service has been the fastest I've used thus far. A bit pricey though.

Re: Britain passed the “most extreme surveillance law ever passed in a democracy”

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Post by teddyh »

anondon wrote: post #63

What is the easiest way to explain to the average citizen that the "Nothing to hide, nothing to fear" argument is not a good reason to let the Government keep tabs on your online activities? Most people don't give any thought to online privacy that it truly scares me.

I find this 2006 column by Bruce Schneier to be most lucid and succinct:

The Eternal Value of Privacy

http://archive.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securi...

Re: Britain passed the “most extreme surveillance law ever passed in a democracy”

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Post by TeMPOraL »

coldcode wrote: post #100
anigbrowl wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then you'd better do something because pretty soon you won't have the option to leave for a more enlightened jurisdiction.

Like the U.S? No point soon...

I think 'anigbrowl meant the Brexit thing...

Re: Britain passed the “most extreme surveillance law ever passed in a democracy”

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Post by bbcbasic »

ohstopitu wrote: post #134

I know this is not a great solution, but wouldn't a week long ban on UK IP addresses by major websites (Google, Facebook etc.) raise awareness? (or a redirect to a page describing why this law is the issue)

Share holders ain't gonna love that

Re: Britain passed the “most extreme surveillance law ever passed in a democracy”

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Post by junto »

So the British government is just rubber stamping what they had already been doing in secret and technically illegally for the last twenty years.

I can't wait till they get hacked and someone dumps every parliamentary minister and lord's dubious Google searches for the public to see.

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