See that’s the problem. I remember playing this game and having a blast till the final boss, but I can never remember the name and it haunts me. Thanks for the screenshot though. I know I didn’t fever dream it at least.

Stalkflushed? Dunno.

On the thinking though, might there be any legal argument for unreasonable search and seizure? Yes there’s not expectation of privacy in public, but an officer might still be expected to have a warrant or at least probable cause before searching my car in a Walmart parking lot without my consent.

Sure I don’t expect privacy from Walmart’s security system, but I don’t have reason to think law enforcement is monitoring it at all times. 24/7 law enforcement surveillance seems like it should fall under “search” there, because unless you have reason to be watching me, you’re searching for something anyway.

And officers have literally been caught literally stalking people without warrant with these systems. How is that not unreasonable search?

So yes, there’s no expectation that the public should look the other way, but I should be able to expect to not have big brother looking over my shoulder at all times.

No worries, better to be cautious and not trust by default in the current climate.

Oh dear… *commences sycophancy routine

You’ve made some excellent points highlighting how common and needed encryption is. Which also highlights how important it is to defend the right to encryption from government overreach.

A key under the mat for the cops is a key under the mat for the neredowells as well. Which also begs the question, how comfortable are with the cops showing up in your living room uninvited?

Well that’s good news, but he’s still immorally rich and in need of taxation.

One thing that makes this all difficult is the size and fragmentation of America. American states are the size of European countries and separated by subculture and geography. Organizing a state to hold its state government accountable might be doable in some states, but holding the federal government accountable is fifty times harder at least. Then there’s coordinating messaging and organizing across states. I’m not saying it can’t be done, but it’s no small feat. The will of the American people moves in slower, more inexorable tides.

Remind people that every time you go on Instagram it’s like having Zuck in your living room peering over your shoulder writing down every tiny thing you do. His motive is to profit off all that and he may or may not keep that notebook safe. It may not be criminal, but would you really want it to get out that you watched that video again?

Big thing for me is the fediverse part. More privacy, no tracking or ads. People are people, but less corporate power tripping is a win.