Earlier quoted context omitted.
Expression of thoughts can definitely be a crime. Saying that you support X Y or Z organization or ideology can definitely see you jailed. There is also a trend, even in the US, towards keeping some prisoners behind bars for thinking certain thoughts. Sex offenders in many US states can be held long after their sentences based on mental health determinations, determinations that turn on their response to questions: t…
This is why I said, “To save us both time and aggravation please keep the actual definition of “thought crime” in mind, and don’t conflate it with something people actually did.“ Thought crime = the thought itself is a crime, i.e. simply having the thought. Expression is a totally separate thing, and using “thought crime” this way is just announcing that you didn’t actually read 1984. Governments aren't crawling into…
Re: USA needs law 'a lot like GDPR' says Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff
#231In the context of internet privacy, you can be jailed for merely visiting websites to read the illegal opinions of others.