The US’s latest attempt to chill speech online, KOSA-a bill to effectively force everyone to identify themselves to online platforms-is picking up steam and looking like it will pass the Senate.
Figure out which politicians are behind this.
And throw them out,
since they are trying to take away your rights (to privacy).They are looking to apply mass surveillance upon you guys wrapped into a “For the kids safety” package as usual…
— The Simpsons, 1997
inb4 Americans use VPN connections to HongKong to get around US censorship laws…
You may want to think twice about that:
You’ve got it backwards. China’s increasingly tight social controls, and increasingly antagonistic stance with the US, just means that they’re the least likely country to report you to US companies and state governments. I have no plans to ever go to China or Hong Kong.
I have no plans to ever go to China or Hong Kong.
As long as that’s true, of you and of any of your acquaintances, and your friendly local Chinese citizen group (¹) working for China doesn’t take an interest in you, that’s fine.
(¹) China’s overseas police stations
PS: just saying, use Tor. If It’s good enough for the CIA, it’s good enough for everyone.
They named the bill wrong - it should be Kids’ Act for Online Safety- KAOS.
The Handmaid’s Tale is upon us. It’s available free to listen online.
Let me guess, it’s something to do with ending encryption and privacy … for the children?
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