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Re:Stop using DICT dictionary apps (such as GNOME/MATE Dicti... by junon on Saturday August 13, 2022 @10:42AM (#32450366)
Same thing in the US. Searching for "abortion" is not illegal. Anyone who thinks so is paranoid.
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Re:Stop using DICT dictionary apps (such as GNOME/MATE Dicti... by voakbasda on Saturday August 13, 2022 @11:18AM (#32450671)
It is not paranoia when someone is actually out to get you.
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Re:Stop using DICT dictionary apps (such as GNOME/MATE Dicti... by junon on Saturday August 13, 2022 @03:49PM (#32453139)
Searching google for "Abortion" is not going to have someone after you.
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Re:Stop using DICT dictionary apps (such as GNOME/MATE Dicti... by Fatnino on Sunday August 14, 2022 @09:38AM (#32459133)
Having a miscarriage after you googled the word abortion will turn a tragic situation into an even worse one.
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Re:Stop using DICT dictionary apps (such as GNOME/MATE Dicti... by execveat on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @06:00AM (#32480963)
Returning to the topic of the article, how does DICT - a network protocol - makes a difference here? Are there any states where traffic gets recorded or queried for keywords? That seems like a huge privacy violation and would be a more interesting article.
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