so today we found out interesting things. the fact that telegram was banned in russia is not as interesting alone, but more interesting is that it is the only messenger that got banned. from which we can speculate on how the others work. #telegram #russia #yarovaya_law #surveillance
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https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/
runs #debian, not clear about window manager/desktop environment.
let’s see if it gathers community. #linux #phone #privacy #surveillance #matrix #decentralization
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nobody knows you’re a dog updated. (:
#dog #internet #nsa #surveillance
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Imagine a country, which created it’s own global navigation system. Soon after that the government obliged certain class of drivers to buy and keep in a car a tachograph. this device needs to be acquired from the government, and the driver must pay her monthly salary for obtaining it. later, all those drivers get the new requirement: before making a trip, they have to visit a special website, and register the source and destination points of the trip. then the site will generate a route for the driver. the website does not work well. sometimes it’s impossible to register, and sometimes it does not generate optimal, or even feasible route. the driver has to buy another device, which tracks him, and if he makes even a small change in the route, then the huge penalty follows. also, this class of drivers needs to pay for the roads.
surveillance system is provided by a private company which got a permit and huge financial aid from the government to create a web site, and the device, as well as to build checkpoints on the roads to get the fees. this company belongs to the son of the president’s close friend. as well as many other private projects that get government money.
in spite of protests, decision is enforced, and president publicly says that his friend’s son is talented young entrepreneur. why not to give him those drivers?
do you think such an utopian country exists? yes, it’s called russian federation. apparently.
#russia #surveillance #tachograph #glonass #corruption #pressure #navigation #obligation #utopia
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there were one network administrator, and he was saying than he is frustrated that Armenia did not ban free wifi spots. when i’ve asked why, he answered that there is a lot of crime happening because of free wifi spots, and he gets a lot of requests, even got request from interpol.
well, i believe it’s a way of thinking of policeman, not system administrator.
policeman wants to simplify it’s work, and putting everyone to cell they can decrease the probability of crime. by banning open windows they can decrease probability that some thief can use them. but it’s not a way of thinking of administrator. well, i believe it should not be.
when i came to work where i work now, i’ve learned a sentence from my colleagues: “we are not police, we are administrators.” i like it a lot.
#police #surveillance #network #safety #security #wifi #freedom