How governments design laws against you and call it cybersecurity - SMEX
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You write something online. Nothing heroic. Nothing controversial. A joke about the electricity that never works or a sarcastic comment on a minister’s speech. Weeks later, your phone rings. There is a law you’re being held accountable under, and there’s a good chance it has the word “cybercrime” in the title, which is strange because […]
  • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 days ago

    I‘m not sure if Democracy can survive with that sentiment but I‘m also not sure if it can survive without it.

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      14 days ago

      Democracy relies on transparency and verification, not trust. Any government official who tries to keep secrets from the public is an enemy of the People.

      • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        14 days ago

        You need some trust I think. You wouldn‘t really need elections if everything was fact based and that would cause distrust.