https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/1050-vgs-homebrew-almanac/

Best I could find but still lacking.

I know all that.

The difference is the real name field wasn’t added as a response to laws being passed.

Go read the github thread about it. Law and specifically US law was a huge deciding factor in that.

So when this naturally escalates into even more controlling laws systemd has already signalled they are on board and willing to bend the knee.

Porn sites used to have age fields and I never thought that would ever be a problem until it turned into handing over your full blown ID.

If you can’t see the way bending the knee to fascist, bullshit, over reaching spying laws is going to escalate into borderline full blown surveillance in this scenario then I think you should do some research, friend.

Why the fuck is it the same bootlicker in both of them?

Seriously, absolutely fuck this guy.

It sets it up to be used if decided to be used, doesn’t it?

Its like saying "look I have a pack of cigarettes on the table but I’m not going to smoke them, I just like that the option is there - but not because I would ever use it though

And then next week adding a lighter to the table.

No big deal, I haven’t smoked!

yet

The funny part is that you think you will be able to revolt by then.

How are you going to organize and make that revolt substantial, with changes that come from it without the ability to freely communicate with the others around you?

Sure folks in your immediate community. You know like 90% of the immediate community that doesn’t give a shit about privacy rights uses google Facebook apple and the like for 100% of their data, photos messages search history and more.

Those people aren’t going to help bring about change. But the like minded people you run into on things for instance like Lemmy, can.

You can’t effectively do any of that when they are monitoring it all and know who you are.

“This guy is a terrorist” they will say. Literally, just happened for people using Signal in a us court of law.

The time for revolt is before you lose the rights and ability to do so not after its all burned to the ground.

But you’re right you could revolt by not using electronics anymore. I mean shit, I get it. But that’s not something I am comfortable with, I want to take back control NOW.

Like we all should.

Remember when port sites had the same thing? Now in like, what half of all US states you have to show ID.

Things always start innocently enough the trick is knowing that whenever the government starts enacting laws like this (It’S JuSt YoUr AgE!) It always, always, always (say it with me now) always 100 percent of the time, escalates.

Interestingly they also made routers from other countries illegal now too. Its gearing up towards you having to do SSN or some incredibly invasive biometric like retina scans or fingerprints just to use your system. And the router thing is when they come for VPNs that will be a lot easier to control when they see 100% of all the traffic you send and receive with no way out.

You saying “you want them to follow after they pass the law” is kind of an easy tell that you realize that this all will have law attached to it at some point.

Do you want that? If not then stand the fuck up and don’t let people downplay shit like this.