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A comment on Twelve Days in Xinjiang: How China’s Surveillance State Overwhelms Daily Life. Parent comment

Re:Twelve Days in Xinjiang: How China’s Surveillance State O... by smcl on Thursday December 21, 2017 @07:56AM (#15978430)
Not disclosing your religion or sexuality to the government isn’t living a closeted life. I could be out and proud to my friends and family, but have little desire to allow some nasty actor in the government to include me in a query like

    select * from citizens where sexuality != ‘straight’
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Re:Twelve Days in Xinjiang: How China’s Surveillance State O... by sgt101 on Thursday December 21, 2017 @08:30AM (#15978577)
In my book you have an absolute right to present yourself to others as you choose, when you choose.

Taking that right is a violation.

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