| ▲ | dgxyz 3 hours ago |
| The trick here is to make it impossible to do so. Don’t put your shit in the cloud and use proper E2E secure messaging. For me the entire idea of the cloud is dead due to exposure like this. |
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| ▲ | vaylian 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| People on HN but also criminals will know how circumvent this. But the average person will be completely lost in this surveillance apparatus. It's going to affect the wrong people. |
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| ▲ | dgxyz 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | I’ve been eternally surprised at how non technical people work around problems. I mean I have a totally technology illiterate family member who worked out how to torrent films and watch them and install ublock and Firefox. |
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| ▲ | cubefox 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| It's client side scanning. |
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| ▲ | dgxyz 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | You can refuse to use software that does it. | | |
| ▲ | Zufriedenheit 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | If they force their spyware into Android/iOS you are running out of options. | | |
| ▲ | drnick1 31 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | Then guess what, criminals will use Linux phones running semi-custom apps for their encrypted business while honest citizens will be spied on. | |
| ▲ | dgxyz 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Pixel and GrapheneOS or something. Already considering it. | |
| ▲ | NexRebular 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Gotta get back in time. The Symbian S60/S80 platform will rise again! |
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| ▲ | nunobrito 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Like others said: this is implemented on operating system level, locally. There isn't much escape other than using messengers which encrypt the data locally. Geogram radio is doing this. | | |
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| ▲ | lostmsu 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| That's one of the tricks. The other trick is to vote in universal right for encrypted communication once and for all. |
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| ▲ | tekne an hour ago | parent | next [-] | | Encryption is mathematics -- making this an issue of freedom not only of speech, but of thought. | |
| ▲ | dgxyz 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | That’s the best answer. But you’re up against paid up lobbyists. |
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