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‘The Government Hopes To Set a Precedent’: An Interview With the Man Charged for Allegedly Wiping His GrapheneOS Phone (www.404media.co)

submitted 3 days ago by artyom@piefed.social to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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The U.S. government has charged Samuel Tunick with allegedly typing in a passcode to wipe his phone before officers could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people,” he said.

Just another example of the Trump admin trying to intimidate protestors using whatever the fuck they can to bring up whatever charges they can.

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[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk -5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

To be fair, pretty easy to argue the US did that to native Americans. Then built a country on slave labour, only giving the black population voting rights in living memory. Right now, racism is increasing and in the open again. Push by billionaires not wanting people to notice they have all the money.

China is an authoritarian vision of a future no one wants.

Neither country is the good guys really.

[Says the European Brit, knowing our imperial past, some of which is also in living memory.]

[–] pucker4676@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

They're working towards a communist future that I absolutely want.

Capitalism can't die soon enough.

[–] leftOverLife@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

China is an authoritarian vision of a future no one wants.

Is it? They have less intense surveillance than us, they have social healthcare and housing and as a whole a robust social safety net, they've eliminated extreme poverty for their billion citizens, and their economy is making a distinct green transition and is outpacing the entire rest of the world. They have long term sustainability, which is more than I can say of any western nation.

[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk -3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

As yet, social media posts don't effect you credit score in the US. Or have a great firewall. Though having something like ICE is a big step back being a country of rule of law. As is an attempted insurrection. And a lot else Trump is doing.

Edit: fix typo

[–] sushiatnight@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

A lifetime of consuming western propaganda has ruined your mind.

[–] pucker4676@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Every time you post more misinformation comes out.

[–] leftOverLife@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Wow! What a thoughtful, genuinely original response!