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[–] neidu2@feddit.nl 69 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

"WhAt HaVe YoU gOt To HiDe?"

For fuck sake, I keep my curtains closed if I want to. The only creepy thing about it are the ones insisting I keep them open so they can peer inside.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But they pinky promise not to look!

They just want to be able to look!

See, it's totally different.

... Do I need this? ->/s

[–] Im_old@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I'd trust more these two kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl0812k0yNw

(They're adorable btw)

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I just keep them open for natural light, if I could keep the view out but block the view in, I'd be in heaven.

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Talk to some tinting companies. People only think of tinting for cars, but some places will do houses as well. I did reflective tinting on my entire house to block UV to prevent fade, and also help reduce heat a bit, but during the day it reflects sunlight and makes it near impossible to see inside.

Just be very careful what kind of tint. Tinting double pane windows wrong can crack them.

[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

I remember seeing translucent window curtains which could work as well unless you want to block the sunlight for something.

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago
[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lol if Trump wins you'll need a license to not be pregnant. Dont really think theres any mold on these freeze peaches.

[–] AugustWest@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was with you in the first half…

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You can literally say whatever you want. Watch:

Fuck Israel

The government said not to say that its antisemitic. I could be a dick bag too. The most I'd be risking is getting banned here, not any legal trouble.

[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

Idk what their intention was but I simply didn't understand what the second sentence meant. Is that a popular saying?

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Until you say it at New York University and get kicked out.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is that a legal repercussion? Or just getting thrown out of private property?

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Who throws you off the private property?

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Security, who are other private entities fucking up society, separate from the government. They can be police officers, but are not always unless your University is some massive endowment holder.

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A security officer can't touch you.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ask the Pinkertons about that one, bud. That magic card sure made it back to Wizards

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Well not anymore than other citizens can, that's true.

But they can, in the proper circumstances. Something which they ofc don't give a fuck about.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen's_arrest

You'll have to scroll a bit for US laws but they're there

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Windows 11 joins the chat.

"Hey Microsuck we need access to your Rewind "feature" so we can ~~spy on what every windows using American is doing on their PC~~ stop terrorism!! Oh and children, yeah, it's for the children!"

[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Is this even about anything specific?

[–] ArchRecord@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

It's referencing the surveillance state, and how, especially more recently, the government (I'm talking about the US, but this does happen with governments in other countries as well) has been attempting to pass more and more bills to give themselves more surveillance power over the internet.

For instance, KOSA, disguised as a bill "protecting kids," would give the government extreme content censorship powers, which could only be enforced with broken encryption schemes, surveillance of private messages, and government software sometimes running on social media network servers if pushed far enough.

Additionally, the STOP CSAM act, which likely wouldn't end up stopping CSAM, would effectively make encrypted messaging illegal, and could possibly break the very encryption standards that power the internet, like HTTPS.

This isn't necessarily a new thing, but governments continue to try and surveil their citizens, and want to make it practically illegal to engage in a conversation (primarily digitally) that isn't visible to the government at every moment.

[–] Im_old@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Look up Europe Chat Control for example.

Or the crypto wars of the '90s.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Europol's fighting for that right now. They're not only trying to functuonally outlaw encrypted messaging, but they plan to be able to hold onto said messages (everything) foe as long as they want.