I can’t wait for the day when some U.S. secret againg whips out his Librem 5 USA and says “Open channel D”. The visual meme about pulling an antenna out is long gone however.
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I wouldn’t mind some level of government spying to thwart crime if it is done with eventual full disclosure to the person who was spied on. So eventually, you get something in the mail from the government that says:
1.) The date you were spied on
2.) Which information was examined and over which time period
3.) What was the probable cause that led to the spying warrent being issued.
4.) The spying warrant information
5.) A statement that says that no crime was discovered to have occurred (otherwise they would have just arrested you).
This way routine surveilance of everyone could become illegal if it’s not illegal already. If the probable cause is weak or non-existant, you could sue the government for using fraudulant means to obtain the search warrant. Whistle-blowers and big financial rewards for outing violators inside of each agency could keep them all honest.
I am not under some delusion that one day this will happen. Which is why I want a device that is secure from everyone, including the government.
But I am most concerned about government regulation, than about spying. Government beaurocrats imagine themselves as the virtuous protectors of society, often causing more harm than good by their crafting mountains of laws and regulations to protect us from everything including ourselves. They absolutely love any kind of software feature that simply makes it impossible to do the things that they deem un-necessary or unsafe for society. They kill innovation and creativity, make people feel controlled, and turn otherwise reasonable and honest people in to criminals. These are the ones that need to be stopped.
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