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Re:Amazon threatens to suspend Signal's AWS account over cen... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @01:13AM (#16974227)
Collateral freedom is like using human shields. You unilaterally decide to involve other innocent people in your fight, and risk their well-being.
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Re:Amazon threatens to suspend Signal's AWS account over cen... by dragonwriter on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @01:19AM (#16974248)
The name even hints at that: it's freedom that rests on the targets unwillingness to inflict collateral damage.

Which, questions of morality in the abstract and consent aside, seems to gamble pretty heavily on sensitivity the regimes of concern are decidedly not known for.

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Re:Amazon threatens to suspend Signal's AWS account over cen... by thecrash on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @12:24PM (#16978562)
They are sensitive to collateral damage, though, otherwise they could just turn off internet access. It's actually pretty easy for a state-level actor.

Why do you think they don't?

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