this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2026
241 points (99.6% liked)

Privacy

50534 readers
235 users here now

A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.

Some Rules

Related communities

much thanks to @gary_host_laptop for the logo design :)

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works 133 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is good. Humor is surprisingly effective in getting others on-side.

The article has another link, I can only read a little, but it's funny,

Protesting Flock, Arizona Man Presents Plan to Surveil Government Official

“I've spent the last several months talking to people all over Casa Grande, and one thing keeps coming up: Safety. So, today I'm excited to announce a new company called Shepherd Safety,” he said. “Our mission is simple. Keep government officials and their families safe.” It would be no different than how the city monitors its citizens using Flock cameras, he said.

He said he’d already started compiling profiles on their vehicles, spouses vehicles, children's vehicles, and planned to combine that data with Bluetooth signals, advertising IDs, and commercial data sources, “so our authorized users can replay the movements of every government official and their immediate family,” he said. Local businesses would be invited to join the network, to “protect” officials while they shop, eat at restaurants [...]

[–] PurpleFox@lemmy.today 68 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Finally, government officials can feel safe from crime 😍😍

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 36 points 3 days ago

And when they protest, remind them of their old line: "if they've done nothing wrong what do they have to hide?"