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Re: GrapheneOS user reported to authorities for using GrapheneOS

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Post by matthewmacleod »

Cider9986 wrote: post #36
antiloper wrote: post #31

OI mate, you got a loicense for that operating system? The only surprising thing about this story is that the user didn't get a visit by the police to be charged with a "non-crime cybersecurity incident". The UK has become such a shithole.

Yep, police can simply ask anyone for their passwords and if you don't give it up they can put you in jail. I won't be visiting. Despite many flaws, the US has some damn good rights for its citizens compared to the rest of the world.

This is not true – the police cannot "simply ask anyone for their passwords", and your oversimplification has resulted in this becoming a lie. I would really strongly recommend that you educate yourself first – by doing this, you contribute to the misinformation that is currently making much of the world an unpleasant place to be.

Re: GrapheneOS user reported to authorities for using GrapheneOS

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Post by Forgeties79 »

jiin wrote: post #9
Lucasoato wrote: post #6

A friend of mine told me that Yoti is used as an age verification system in so many porn websites. That’s such an issue, this information should never be owned by private companies.

Or you could just choose not to use pornography. Then you don't have to verify your age to these websites. I get that some people have a behavioural addiction to this harmful content but perhaps the age verification is an opportunity to step back and reconsider.

Forcing Puritanical values on the world around you is half the reason we are in this mess.

Re: GrapheneOS user reported to authorities for using GrapheneOS

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Post by b65e8bee43c2ed0 »

shevy-java wrote: post #114

People often critisize the USA - rightfully so, now as the orange king and his cronies rule over it - but the UK is in some ways worse. One of the best things that happened in the last years was BREXIT; that way the craziness from the UK can no longer taint other Europeans. And that's actually a good thing. Age sniffing is done for appeasement to corporate overlords; people should not buy into the propaganda that thi…

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Re: GrapheneOS user reported to authorities for using GrapheneOS

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Post by VladVladikoff »

The OP of this reddit post has a lot of other posts (now hidden) about age verification, bypassing it, and privacy. They even got called out about this in the reddit thread and responded by hiding their profile, but you can see it on google still if you google for “reddit PaiDuck”

Not saying what this company did is right, but it feels like this guy has been testing how far he can push these various age verification companies with bypass attempts, and as a result got banned. Additionally the email response from the company could have been trivially edited before the screenshot was taken, so I’m not even convinced that the story is real. If I was running an age verification company I would absolutely not share with the banned users the reason we caught them, that’s like sharing the recipe for your secret sauce.

Re: GrapheneOS user reported to authorities for using GrapheneOS

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Post by mjmas »

andrepd wrote: post #208
antiloper wrote: post #31

OI mate, you got a loicense for that operating system? The only surprising thing about this story is that the user didn't get a visit by the police to be charged with a "non-crime cybersecurity incident". The UK has become such a shithole.

The only hit I get for "non-crime cybersecurity incident" is this very thread. Would you care to elaborate what you mean?

I think it is a play on "non-crime hate incident".

Re: GrapheneOS user reported to authorities for using GrapheneOS

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Post by matthewmacleod »

hparadiz wrote: post #241
mattlondon wrote: post #219

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you have your numbers backwards regarding health. The US spends more (16% Vs 10 GDP), but preventable mortality, life expectancy, people living with chronic conditions etc are all worse than other developed nations: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/mje/2023/05/26/a-comparative-ana... Plus the risk of being a victim of violence is higher in the US - you are 400% to 600% more likely to be murdered in the US than the…

Why do people on HN throw these stats out comparing poor people to poor people? We are all tech workers on HN. I'm not living in Alabama. When I compare my living situation I'm comparing my premium healthcare in Los Angeles to whatever the fuck you guys are doing. Pretty much all those stats are irrelevant. Seriously 62k? Try 3.5 times that and then you're in the ballpark. My healthcare expenses for the past few year…

To quote – I don't know how to explain to you that you should care about other people.

Re: GrapheneOS user reported to authorities for using GrapheneOS

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Post by mattlondon »

hparadiz wrote: post #258
mattlondon wrote: post #254

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please read my comment - my London tech worker total comp is about 8 times that 62k and I am coasting mid-level. The poor folks in the UK are pulling the average down too. Oh and healthcare costs in the UK are obviously zero percent, paid for out of general taxation (there is no dedicated "NHS tax"). So those unemployed poor people with literally nothing pulling down the averages get better-than-US health outcomes fr…

At that point there's no material difference. You can seek out the best treatment anywhere on the planet. The point becomes moot.

Precisely - your original point is indeed moot.

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Post by picofarad »

dijit wrote: post #250
rvnx wrote: post #234

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thought the culture was “free speech” if you’re denied at the border for expressing speech online at some historic point (non-violent) then how can “respecting the culture” work? When I am in Saudi Arabia, I don’t wear shorts out of respect for their culture; but they don’t go through my instagram looking for pictures of me in shorts.

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Post by ElFitz »

gizajob wrote: post #228
JdeBP wrote: post #164

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Not having a written constitution is not the same as not having rights in everyday practice.

This confuses so many people - the Uk has a series of constitutions and a very strong and historical legal basis for rights. It’s not strictly codified in one purposely written document but it does exist. And it’s a mistake to say if there’s no constitution then you have no fundamental rights. The UKs system is a hodgepodge but so is having a written constitution that can be regularly amended or otherwise ignored.

I still remember learning about habeas corpus. And loved Terry Pratchett’s take on it.

Re: GrapheneOS user reported to authorities for using GrapheneOS

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Post by lwhi »

b65e8bee43c2ed0 wrote: post #227
lwhi wrote: post #82

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I'll make this simple for you. The behaviour of one officer does not mean that we should no longer live in a diverse society. This is one incident. The officer is question made a terrible call. The fact that people like you are using this as ammunition to further frankly racist aims, is an egregious afront to everyone living in the UK.

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You are simply racist.
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