Re:Facebook is terrifying
by Kiro on Saturday February 04, 2017 @04:13PM
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If I start living in a dictatorship all of a sudden I feel my Facebook data will the least of my problems. It's such a minor issue in my mind that it's like worrying about whether the earth will be hit by a meteor.
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United States IS ALREADY using this data to deny people's entry and interrogate them on the border. FBI and other agencies are ALREADY using those kind of connections to bring in suspects for crimes and suspected terrorism. Being flagged on several systems can mean that your ability to fly will be denied without explanation - in USA, RIGHT NOW.
This isn't something that went away with fall of the Wall, it came back with a vengeance in western world under the guise of Patriot Acts, Anti-Terorrism acts and it's in many ways significantly worse than it was under KGB and STASI.
He's saying that if you live in a dictatorship, your Facebook data may literally lead to your death.
Yes, and the day I end up in a dictatorship I may just as well kill myself anyway. What I'm saying is that the small risk of whatever bad things happening due to Facebook is still not worth my energy. I can fight the fight for other people though.
As someone who lives in Turkey (which you might consider as dictatorship), I might get arrested for this post, just for calling turkey a dictatorship.
Fun, eh?
The reason I do not kill myself is hope, that I'll be able to get off here one day. That and antidepressants.