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Re:It’s time to extend the US Privacy Act to EU citizens on Thursday November 13, 2014 @02:38PM (#8603569)
>It feels a bit like government are more in favor of drugs than they want to pretend, not only for the good of drugs being legal, but because someone who is under influence of drugs - any kind of - is less likely to be politically active or reject orders. This has been used in military and in many authoritarian governments.
>This is not possible here in Germany.

You sure about that?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8601577

Re:It’s time to extend the US Privacy Act to EU citizens on Thursday November 13, 2014 @01:52PM (#8603294)
Occam's razor. People wanted to make it legal and voted that way. The mental contortions needed to support your theories are too great.
Re:It’s time to extend the US Privacy Act to EU citizens on Thursday November 13, 2014 @11:00AM (#8602187)
>However I'd love to see someone proving me wrong.

Legalization of marijuana. The government is absolutely against it but helpless to stop it.

Re:It’s time to extend the US Privacy Act to EU citizens on Thursday November 13, 2014 @10:12AM (#8601861)
I would love to see some evidence that Apple lost money due to the Snowden revelations.
Re:It’s time to extend the US Privacy Act to EU citizens on Thursday November 13, 2014 @10:09AM (#8601848)
The US and EU are sharing data both ways. That is not a popular fact because then you can't demonize one side.
Re:It’s time to extend the US Privacy Act to EU citizens on Thursday November 13, 2014 @09:46AM (#8601720)
If Apple is actively being harmed by the US Government it sure doesn't seem it as they are making more than they ever have.
Re:The Genius of MIT's Football Team on Tuesday November 11, 2014 @12:33PM (#8591030)
That comment should not have been downvoted like it was, there is a real problem with concussions and the science is clear. If I had a son I don't think I would let him play football.
We need every cop to wear cams as soon as possible. Then all these "the cop is the perp and the perp is the victim" idiots can watch the videos and shut up.
Re:An Update on Hacker News on Monday November 10, 2014 @02:31PM (#8585673)
Can anyone comment on the reasoning behind the lack of a mobile style sheet?
That is not the lede, it is an offhand comment by a unnamed analyst, but don't worry it will show up as the lede on the TechDirt blogspam version.
Re:All cameras are police cameras on Monday November 10, 2014 @11:49AM (#8584589)
Didn't England experiment with never closing the pubs so people weren't all dumped on the street at the same time, with the idea it would reduce fighting?
Re:President Obama Calls for a Free and Open Internet on Monday November 10, 2014 @10:51AM (#8584174)
>the veneer that it was still all about terrorism could at least be believed. Now, we know it's targeted specifically at us for the purposes of exploitation and domination of us.

The great thing about hyperbole is that it rebuts itself.

Do these digital exiles go and register with the German police as they are required to by law?
Re:The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius on Monday November 10, 2014 @09:42AM (#8583716)
Do you consider a Rastafarian's religious beliefs just as valid as yours? If not kindly piss off.
Oh how the mighty have fallen
And this is why feminism is dead.
By a white person.
You mean Europol?
Ignore the fact that the entire West is working together at your peril.
Re:Microsoft Changes Tack, Making Office Suite Free on Mobile on Thursday November 06, 2014 @04:13PM (#8569814)
XCode simulator.
Virtually everyone commenting here is at work and IMHO it is a lot more work to be a criminal.
And there is no shortage of people who think they can outsmart the FBI, but one slip and there goes your life. I sleep better working for a living.
I am not sure you want to stare down the Iranian justice system.
Most crimes are never solved. The criminal has to practically fall asleep in the getaway car.

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