Cox tries to get contributory infringement ruling in Sony lawsuit overturned.

It feels dirty to agree with an ISP on something. But even the worst corporations are on the right side of something from time to time I suppose.

  • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    15·
    4 months ago

    In autocratic states where VPNs are blocked, they use VPNs that are harder to detect. So by the time they decide to criminalize VPN use in the free (read slightly less un-free) world, we’ll still have a cornucopia of options.

    It’s like FBI trying to ban encryption or get it regulated when we already have encryption technology that is deniable.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      123·
      4 months ago

      n autocratic states where VPNs are blocked, they use VPNs that are harder to detect

      Paying for the VPN that’s harder to detect with my credit card which is very easy to detect.

      It’s like FBI trying to ban encryption

      https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/the-fbi-is-secretly-breaking-into-encrypted-devices-were-suing

      Devices are already riddled with backdoors imposed by federal authorities. The only real way to avoid them is to obtain a device not designed or assembled within the NATO block.

      Incidentally, import of these devices has become increasingly difficult, on the grounds that these devices may have backdoors implemented by foreign governments.

      • djsoren19@yiffit.netEnglish
        7·
        4 months ago

        In case you weren’t aware, it’s actually pretty easy to pay for a VPN in unmarked funds. Most will allow for BTC transactions, but some VPNs will even allow you to use giftcards for a place like Target.

        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
          132·
          4 months ago

          Most will allow for BTC transactions

          This is the dumb guy panacea for committing every financial crime. You’d never even know the block chain is a public ledger.

        • Alk@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          4 months ago

          Mullvad even lets you send them an envelope with cash in it, with no identifying info other than your account number.

      • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        82·
        4 months ago

        Devices are already riddled with backdoors imposed by federal authorities. The only real way to avoid them is to obtain a device not designed or assembled within the NATO block.

        this smells distinctly russian for some reason, anyway, just use open source software and hardware, the protection net while not perfect, is entirely open, and theoretically, capable of perfect safety.

        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          4 months ago

          this smells distinctly russian

          Of course, disregard everything Snowden and Assange leaked. Your devices are secure, citizen. Carry on.

          • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            11·
            4 months ago

            my brother in christ you literally referred to it as the NATO block.

            What makes you think chinese devices don’t have backdoors for example? It’s also likely russian devices do, though idk how many if any they produce. We do know that russian malware often has a russian locale kill switch because apparently they’re a little silly like that.