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TheoK

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Another step towards the totalitarian police state
« on: January 04, 2009, 04:34:55 PM »
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Re: Another step towards the totalitarian police state
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2009, 04:44:47 PM »
seen it. GRRRR  >:(
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Re: Another step towards the totalitarian police state
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2009, 04:47:02 PM »
WTF?

And I thought FRA was bad enough, here.
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Re: Another step towards the totalitarian police state
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2009, 04:51:31 PM »
Quote from: TheoK on January 04, 2009, 04:34:55 PM
Police set to step up hacking of home PCs
Next time I see my MP I am really going to have a go about this.
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Re: Another step towards the totalitarian police state
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2009, 06:50:34 PM »
On one hand, it's a disgusting disregard of privacy that would be shocking if it weren't for all the other disgusting abuses of recent years.  On the other hand, the civilian hackers who've been attacking the general public for years have spurred the creation of commercial and open source security tools that offer very serious protection to anyone who uses them, so it's just one more reason to have firewalls, encryption, strong passwords, anti-virus etc.
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Re: Another step towards the totalitarian police state
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2009, 07:01:21 PM »
The only problem here is the "without a warrant" part.
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Re: Another step towards the totalitarian police state
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2009, 08:29:02 PM »
EEK  They really want to be the all knowing computer Gods
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Re: Another step towards the totalitarian police state
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2009, 01:58:42 AM »
Quote from: Peter on January 04, 2009, 06:50:34 PM
On one hand, it's a disgusting disregard of privacy that would be shocking if it weren't for all the other disgusting abuses of recent years.  On the other hand, the civilian hackers who've been attacking the general public for years have spurred the creation of commercial and open source security tools that offer very serious protection to anyone who uses them, so it's just one more reason to have firewalls, encryption, strong passwords, anti-virus etc.

Though the hackers wouldn't drag you to prison for what they find in your computer...
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Re: Another step towards the totalitarian police state
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2009, 02:00:23 AM »
Quote from: Lord Phlexor on January 04, 2009, 07:01:21 PM
The only problem here is the "without a warrant" part.

In Sweden the pigs can do a physical search without a warrant and "justify" it later...and it was always that way, long before the internet or computers were heard of...
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Re: Another step towards the totalitarian police state
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2009, 09:04:23 AM »
Quote from: TheoK on January 05, 2009, 02:00:23 AM
Quote from: Lord Phlexor on January 04, 2009, 07:01:21 PM
The only problem here is the "without a warrant" part.

In Sweden the pigs can do a physical search without a warrant and "justify" it later...and it was always that way, long before the internet or computers were heard of...

Used to be here that the police had to have suspicion that you were up to no good or something, but they changed that a few years back, can't remember when.

I guess the smart thing to do is to carry a sound recording device and a camera if you can, plus never go out alone. That is if you feel you are the type to be approached by police.
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Re: Another step towards the totalitarian police state
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2009, 01:17:08 PM »
Freedom is too good for us peons, I guess.
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Re: Another step towards the totalitarian police state
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2009, 04:23:43 AM »
Quote from: punkdrew on January 07, 2009, 01:17:08 PM
Freedom is too good for us peons, I guess.

We'd just waste it on something stupid anyway.
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Re: Another step towards the totalitarian police state
« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2009, 11:17:39 AM »
Hack my pc. So what? Got nothing to hide from the world.  :zoinks:

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Re: Another step towards the totalitarian police state
« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2009, 11:25:57 AM »
That's not the point. It's none of their goddamn business.
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Re: Another step towards the totalitarian police state
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2009, 04:45:34 AM »
 :agreed: :plus:
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