• perishthethought@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Good reading.

    Most users are unaware that, in general, once the government lawfully collects information, under various legal doctrines they can and do use it for investigating and prosecuting crimes that have nothing to do with the original purpose of the seizure. The truth is, once the government has the information, they often use it and the law supports this all too often.

  • Karlos_Cantana
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    1 year ago

    There’s a scary senario that I had never thought of. I guess choosing an instance that doesn’t require an email address is important. If you don’t use an email when signing up, and you use a VPN when connecting, then what sensitive info can be saved on the server?