A realization of why email is critical infrastructure for the Internet

Re:A realization of why email is critical infrastructure for... by mcdonje on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @08:27AM (#29724599)

Same thing in the US. I always laugh whenever I see a list of corrupt countries and the US isn't near the top. Codifying bribery into law as lobbying and superpacs doesn't make it not bribery.

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Re:A realization of why email is critical infrastructure for... by marcosdumay on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @04:35PM (#29730333)

That's because the US has a low amount of corruption on the positions that face the public.

It's also because most of those lists are ordered by a "perception index", that is the kind of bullshit that increases if your government does an awareness program and if corruption fighting gets on the news.

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Re:A realization of why email is critical infrastructure for... by mcdonje on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @05:11PM (#29730739)

So, ironically, corruption reduction efforts can raise a country's rank on such lists.

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Re:A realization of why email is critical infrastructure for... by marcosdumay on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @10:39PM (#29733278)

Exactly. Not only "can", but will on almost every case. Some times I wonder if it's on purpose.

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Re:A realization of why email is critical infrastructure for... by jrgaston on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @01:21PM (#29727850)

Spot on: "Codifying bribery into law as lobbying and superpacs doesn't make it not bribery"

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Re:A realization of why email is critical infrastructure for... by signatoremo on Thursday December 30, 2021 @11:50AM (#29738296)

Ha, do you have any experience doing business with those countries top of the list to say so?

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