When the F.B.I. arrested several Oath Keepers for rioting at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, one of its primary pieces of evidence was messages on Signal.
DING DING!
The privacy of individuals must be respected above all else, come what may. If terrorists or child abusers or other criminals use the app
The groomers suddenly care about 'child abuse' when they can use it as an excuse to take away your privacy. For your own good, and for the children, of course.
What’s more, the company’s proposition that if anyone has access to data, then many unauthorized people probably will have access to that data is false. This response reflects a lack of faith in good governance
The man lacks faith in the government.
BURN HIM!!!!!!
They are a small group of people who govern these powerful tools, and they are not accountable in the way that, say, a democratically elected government is.
Wow, look at all that 'accountability' of the 'democratically elected' governments!
Whether law enforcement should tap our phones on the condition that a warrant is obtained is, at the very least, worthy of public discussion. Signal has unilaterally decided for us all.
Huh, if a company decides to censor me, that's up to the company. But if a company decides to safeguard its users' privacy, all of a sudden, it's very bad to "unilaterally" decide that for everyone.
How come this only goes one way?
Instead, we have a technologically driven shift of power to ideological individuals and organizations whose lack of appreciation for moral nuance and good governance puts us all at risk.
Show on the doll where the bad privacy touched you.
By Reid Blackman
Mr. Blackman is an adviser to government and corporations on digital ethics.
If you have wretches like this advising you on ethics... damn.
DING DING!
The groomers suddenly care about 'child abuse' when they can use it as an excuse to take away your privacy. For your own good, and for the children, of course.
The man lacks faith in the government.
BURN HIM!!!!!!
Wow, look at all that 'accountability' of the 'democratically elected' governments!
Huh, if a company decides to censor me, that's up to the company. But if a company decides to safeguard its users' privacy, all of a sudden, it's very bad to "unilaterally" decide that for everyone.
How come this only goes one way?
Show on the doll where the bad privacy touched you.
If you have wretches like this advising you on ethics... damn.
That's the WEF code word for managing people as battery hens.