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Facebook censors little mermaid

dimanche 10 janvier 2016 à 01:00

Facebook thinks that Copenhagen's famous mermaid statue needs a bathing suit.

The statue is also afflicted by today's harsh and insanely long copyright.

US drivers' licenses as ID

dimanche 10 janvier 2016 à 01:00

The US government is pushing to turn drivers' licenses into national ID cards, but some states have resisted. Sad to say, some of them seem to be on the verge of caving in.

Scan fingerprints to buy food

dimanche 10 janvier 2016 à 01:00

In Venezuela, purchasing food in a grocery store requires biometric ID and fingerprints.

Purchases there have long required giving a national ID number, and that itself is oppressive. When in Venezuela I have refused to do this.

Voice commands will not serve you

dimanche 10 janvier 2016 à 01:00

Various proprietary appliances and systems are competing to get you to give voice commands to them. They are designed to sucker you, not serve you. If you don't want to be a sucker, you had better reject them all.

Software censorship

dimanche 10 janvier 2016 à 01:00

China demonstrates that trying to stop unsnoopable conversation leads straight to absolute censorship of software that people install on their computers.

Citizens of the US, UK and France, your freedom is directly threatened. I suggest you join a strong and firm privacy defense organization, without delay.