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Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by hahamaster on Friday March 10, 2023 @12:00PM (#35097167)
They never collect profiles of anyone who's a law abiding, non-protesting citizen who always does what they're told. Docile, compliant, obedient Dutch people are almost never profiled. Be docile, compliant and obedient and you will not have a problem with the police - it's super simple.
Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by heywherelogingo on Friday March 10, 2023 @01:17PM (#35098549)
Behave like you are an owned pet, rather than a human with rights equal to those controlling you.
Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by uoaei on Friday March 10, 2023 @01:33PM (#35098809)
That is extremely incorrect, and obviously so if you have any prior experience with privacy.
Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by taneq on Friday March 10, 2023 @01:39PM (#35098907)
"Be meek and they shall not come for you yet" seems like solid life advice.
Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by read_if_gay_ on Friday March 10, 2023 @03:21PM (#35100376)
Just get the vaccine.
Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by ozornin on Friday March 10, 2023 @03:55PM (#35100891)
What do you mean? The protest the article is referring to is unrelated to vaccines
Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by ur-whale on Friday March 10, 2023 @05:00PM (#35101765)
Same mechanism.
Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by FooBarWidget on Friday March 10, 2023 @03:56PM (#35100905)
This is a strange characterization. "Docile" can also just mean "follow rule of law". The latter suddenly doesn't sound so odd.

If the police is violating the law then there's no discussion and they need to be corrected. Otherwise, aren't we supposed to follow the law? If we disagree with the law and want it changed, now that is a different process. But there's no need to be disobedient for disobedience's sake, or just for the sake of not appearing "docile".

We Dutch are also good complainers so I don't think we can be described as "docile", even if "just be normal and you're already crazy enough" is a local saying.

Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by tremon on Friday March 10, 2023 @04:19PM (#35101236)
This is not true, there've been multiple cases where entire neighborhoods were summoned to submit DNA as part of some investigation (usually involving abuse of a minor).

Also, all license plates scanned by speed cameras (very prevalent on the highways here) are stored for months.

Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by cute_boi on Friday March 10, 2023 @06:33PM (#35102829)
it stays for month due to storage issue. If it weren't a storage problem, they would keep it forever.
Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by h10h10h10 on Friday March 10, 2023 @05:35PM (#35102199)
In any sane place this would be satire, but this being HN, I'm not so sure.
Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by contravariant on Friday March 10, 2023 @06:09PM (#35102584)
Anyone who thinks this isn't satire really should not be in a place that calls itself 'hacker' news.

Though it is still the internet, so you can't be entirely sure.

Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by h10h10h10 on Friday March 10, 2023 @06:46PM (#35102989)
Trust me, there are plenty of people who think like that in this cursed forum.
Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by ajsnigrutin on Friday March 10, 2023 @05:52PM (#35102397)
Same can be said about the politicians... do what the people want, if you're unsure, hold a referendum, and people won't protest in the streets and you won't need bodyguards to go outside.

On the other hand, on a venn diagram of what creates violence and (anti government) terrorism, they're causing more and more overlap of ever larger circles.

Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by sourcecodeplz on Friday March 10, 2023 @07:00PM (#35103128)
Feed your family & mind your own business.
Re:Dutch Police Collecting Demonstrators' Personal Data on a... by arunharidas on Friday March 10, 2023 @11:32PM (#35105368)
Comply or you'll be profiled. Our definition of democracy has changed a lot.