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Re:Germany’s Federal Network Agency wants to regulate XMPP c... by catdog on Sunday March 26, 2017 @09:34AM (#13960701)
> Well, that happens if you have a conservative government which does not understand technology.

Sometimes it's even scarier when they do and discover what great capabilities for surveillance and control it can offer.

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Re:Germany’s Federal Network Agency wants to regulate XMPP c... by onli on Sunday March 26, 2017 @10:08AM (#13960847)
They do. The BND is using those capabilities to spy on all germans and the whole world, with a little help from our american friends. Those are not the same clueless people that end up in the regulation agencies.
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