Hacker News.

Just a decade after a global backlash was triggered by Snowden reporting on mass domestic surveillance, the state-corporate dragnet is stronger and more invasive than ever.

  • Fair Fairy
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    2 months ago

    That’s why I only buy Chinese.
    Even if they surveill they have no reason to hurt me

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      2 months ago

      And you’re absolutely certain they don’t sell the data back to US brokers or even authorities directly?

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      2 months ago

      You could, idk, maybe not buy prepackaged surveillance camera that rely on someone else’s computer to work.

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        2 months ago

        Well ya, obviously. And I do that. But for most people that’s not an option. They just gonna get what they have available from Amazon and works via wifi

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          2 months ago

          If I have to choose between buying into a US run surveillance state or buying into a Chinese run surveillance state, I choose to buy neither.

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        2 months ago

        Lmao. Idgaf. I get 0 money from ring income. Maybe they should stop fing me first.