Ireland wants to give its cops spyware, ability to crack encrypted messages

Post by alephnerd » Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC

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People really overestimate the WEF's influence. It's basically a fairly boring corporate conference that consists of side means and some side parties. There might be some shenanigans happening, but that happens at "nerdy" GDC as well. Years ago, we had to "invite" Register, DarkReading, SDxCentral, etc "reporters" to free booze sessions during RSA to keep them happy in the era before Nikesh Arora called out conferenc…

In a network diagram the WEF is a hyperconnected node.

Post by Aunche » Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC

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> the police have zero obligation to actually protect anybody from crime This gets misrepresented on the Internet all the time. What this really means is that you can't sue the city for incompetent policemen, which is the case in basically every country. That only punishes the taxpayers after all. What is different about other countries is that they are much better at firing incompetent police.

That only punishes the taxpayers after all. I am sick to the back teeth of this narrative that all grievances can be resolved into currency and that paying this hurts taxpayers. We can jail negligent or reckless public officials, the financial costs of investigating and compensating people are an economic incentive to promulgate better standards in the first place.

Post by thatguy0900 » Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC

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Every Western government is receiving the same briefings from its intelligence and counterintelligence agencies: these powers are needed in case the third world war starts.

They've been pushing for this stuff for ever, at least 20 years ago.

Post by Fernicia » Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC

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There’s a massive lack of gardai (the Irish word for police) in Ireland, and you’ll be waiting for the better part of an hour if you call them. But by all means, let’s forget about the types of basic “safety in your own home” type of policing and focus on creating a cyberpolice force instead.

I know you want to think, or have been told to think that the reason this happens is because they need more cops. Brother let me assure you, more cops will not help. I have lived in cities with more than twice as many cops per 10k. Both times I actually needed one it took over 3 hours. They were never intended to provide basic safety to you in your home. That's your job. Their job is to deal with what comes after tha…

Post by johnnyanmac » Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC

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Two years ago a woman in Greece phoned the police, begging for a patrol car because her ex was about to “kill her.” The officer mockingly replied, “Police cars aren’t taxis”. Seconds later she screamed, “He’s here! He’s going to kill me” (screams). She was murdered outside the police department moments later. https://www.ertnews.gr/eidiseis/ellada/ag-anargyroi-plirofor...

Let me guess, dispatcher was NOT publicly prosecuted and jailed for life as accessory to murder?