Comment on How differently would have information technology developed if most of the world were under authoritarian regimes instead of liberal democracies? Would encryption have been more restricted?

radix@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I mean its not even too late for this to happen starting like right now 2025, right?

No, it’s not. The US, and increasingly the rest of the western world, is infected by a bunch of politicians who think ‘1984’ is an instruction manual rather than a cautionary tale.

IT being used to weaponize surveillance against the people is happening right now.

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