Re:U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions
by echoangle on Tuesday December 31, 2024 @06:18AM
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Well Big Brother is going to get you if you're a criminal. This advice was for cybercriminals who don't want to get caught, not some random person disagreeing with the government on the internet.
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Re:U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions
by grumple on Tuesday December 31, 2024 @06:52AM
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I do think there is some danger in writing anything publicly. Our next government could decide to jail you based on something you said. Society could decide that some widely held opinion you once had is now forbidden. Anything you write could be used by nuts to dox you and expose you to harm.
Re:U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions
by krapp on Tuesday December 31, 2024 @08:44AM
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You might as well say there is some danger to going outside because any random person could just stab you in the street. There is some danger to eating because anything you eat may have been poisoned. Yes, theoretically, everything but the laws of physics are arbitrary, anything is possible, and everything is dangerous. But this isn't an insightful or interesting observation to make.
Re:U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions
by angoragoats on Tuesday December 31, 2024 @09:50AM
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In a vacuum you might be right, but come next month the serial stabbers and food-poisoners will be in charge of the executive branch of the US government. So it’s correct to be concerned about it, if you live there.