From Gmail to Fastmail

Re:From Gmail to Fastmail by sp332 on Saturday May 24, 2014 @07:43PM (#7794832)

I don't mind service providers giving information to law enforcement provided there's due process and some court oversight. You can "demand" freedom all you want, but if convicted of a crime, the government should still be able to put you in jail.

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Re:From Gmail to Fastmail by snird on Saturday May 24, 2014 @07:56PM (#7794866)

Well, that's straight up fascism. You have your opinion and you think it's right to enforce your opinion by force on others. I shouldn't fear for my freedom, that's not a good functional society.

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Re:From Gmail to Fastmail by mercer on Saturday May 24, 2014 @08:09PM (#7794911)

Would you apply that same argument in the case of, say, child abuse or neglect and the government stepping in and removing said child from his parents?

I'm not being flippant here, to be clear. I have friends who would argue just that, and while I do have an opinion on the matter, I can respect a consistent opinion that argues otherwise. I'm just curious where you would draw the line on this spectrum, if at all.

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Re:From Gmail to Fastmail by sp332 on Saturday May 24, 2014 @08:11PM (#7794916)

Not all totalitarianism is fascism. And if someone starts enforcing their opinion on others, who will stop them if no one else is allowed to impose on them the opinion that they shouldn't do that?

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