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sscaryterryyesterday at 6:51 PM3 repliesview on HN

Given the choice of trust between, lets say Amazon/Meta/Google and the EU (or some European government), 9 times out of 10, the EU is the lesser evil.


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Cider9986yesterday at 7:08 PM

You don't have to use Amazon/Meta/Google. You have to use the government.

Let's not forget that these are the people and laws that are supposed to represent and help you, not the other way around. While private companies have no such obligation.

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liveoneggsyesterday at 7:26 PM

For now none of Amazon, Meta, or Google can jail you or legally do violence on you, separate you from your family, etc. Your sense of threat is extremely miscalibrated.

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JoshTriplettyesterday at 6:56 PM

We are not required to pick amongst evils. We could, in fact, say private chats are private and end to end encryption is sacrosanct.

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