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In the span of 1 year, Canada has decided to neuter any sort of digital privacy you'd expect from a democratic western nation.
C-22 is still not law. If you're a Canadian, please go sign this petition to oppose it. Only 500 signatures are needed for the govt to acknowledge it. https://t.co/0dgijxDmW9

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@JCCFCanada This is gonna get expensive

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And I guess to add on, there are far more data points that can be collected beyond just what you type. A website can record mouse dynamics, scroll velocity, touch pressure, typing cadence, gyroscope/accelerometer on mobile, etc.
In extreme cases where the goal is track you (such as advertising platforms), when you're NOT logged into a website/app, we're talking upwards of 1500 data points.
Now if you log into a platform, that's a whole other story, and not a good one. Logging in means you're linking other fingerprints and data to this session, so now the number of data points grows to 10,000+. The advertising industry doesn't mess around.
I was going to write "they will track your bowel movements" as a hyperbole, but then I realized that they actually very likely do track your bowel movements if they can.

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Interesting find! But don't think this is some rare thing that only Apple does. There are a LOT of websites and apps that do this. Facebook was caught back in 2013 recording deleted text input.
Always assume that IF data can be collected, it's being collected.
So no, don't type bomb threats into a comment field as a joke with no intent to send it, there is still a chance it can be flagged.

[Mysk 🇨🇦🇩🇪 @mysk_co]

Just for fun, I generated a 1000-character text and pasted it in the search field in the App Store. Well, the analytics captured the entire text, linked it to my ID and sent it to Apple, before even pushing "enter". Now imagine you accidentally paste something private in there🙃

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Time to start paying for your VPN with crypto!
And what are the odds, we've had crypto payments for 8 years now! Pay with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero, Dogecoin, or a bunch of other cryptocurrencies.
We also just launched cash payments so if you really want to, you can do that too

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If you pay for your VPN through the Canadian banking system (eg. credit card), the government can compel the banks to hand over a list of those who've paid for VPN.

Then, with the new powers of Bill C-8, a government Minister can cancel your internet without a court order.

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Sam you're making valid points in your replies but most of them seem to hinge on this idea of "the best age-verification system".
Yes, this is true in theory. But it's not what happens in practice, this is not how the government operates. And this is also not how big-tech operates.
They don't build you a "best age-verification system", they simply build "AN age-verification system".
It's also a bit disingenuous to say people are "brainwashed". If you look at what's happening in Canada, over just the last handful of months, the Liberal government has tabled FIVE new laws that all severely impact online privacy of all citizens, some of which have already passed and some they are trying to ram through as fast as possible.
Companies like us, Signal, Meta, and many others have raised huge concerns about these laws. Multiple civil rights groups, the Canadian BAR association representing Canada's lawyers, Canada's Privacy Commissioner have all been sounding the alarm on these laws.
In response, the government has excluded the Privacy Commissioner from participating in the discussions, including only members of law enforcement who directly benefit from the new laws and wouldn't push back on any part of it.
So are all of us just "brainwashed" as you say?
And now with C-22, because it's so problematic and because there are so many amendments proposed, the Liberals are trying to force the committee discussing these amendments to stop all debate and shove the bill through ASAP since debate is "taking too long".
Yes Sam, protecting children is important. Preventing crime is important, and honestly yea, social media has been rotting the brains of kids and teens for a long time so there are definitely reasons to block them from those platforms. But please wake up and look at the track record of any government when it comes to this stuff, you have to be very oblivious to think the government is doing this purely to "protect the children".
Raising children is the job of parents. There are better methods to prevent kids from accessing social media that don't require EVERYONE to opt into a digital ID check with a system that is very likely NOT going to be this magical "best age-verification system".
Instead it will hold your government documents in a database which can and historically do get hacked. And that's the least of your concern, once you tie identity to what you say online, the government can and DOES look into your speech. And trust me, you will not be the person deciding whether what you said is protected speech or hate speech/misinformation that has been made illegal by one of the new laws your super caring and helpful government passed.
Just 1 year ago it started with porn blocks in some states with ID required to visit the sites. Today there are multiple entire countries which are all chasing laws for OS-level age verification so that you can't do anything on your phone at all without linking an ID check to it.
There is a reason people are concerned, and it sure as fuck isn't cause of "brainwashing".

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@blueswerks Yep, we've said it before, but we're not compromising the privacy of our users. We're looking at all possible solutions for the worst outcome of all this legislation.

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Canada is fucked.

[Michael Geist @mgeist]

🚨The government is moving to shut down lawful access hearings and consideration of amendments on mandatory metadata retention, security backdoors, and weakened encryption today. All amendments to Bill C-22 would be kept secret and voted on without debate.
https://t.co/sxgD7dsZ3r

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@laitinlok @jimmy_wales Oh my god bro i initially read that as "homophobic encrpytion" and was so confused until i read your reply a second time 😭

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@Kirky861 @jimmy_wales We're genuinely getting closer and closer to this reality.

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Jimmy Wales (@jimmy_wales) - Co-Founder of Wikipedia
It's hard to keep count of just how many smart and talented people have spoken out against the new privacy-ending laws being introduced around the world.
Alternative solutions don't seem to matter to governments. They're not listening at all. No matter how many layers of "protecting the children" sugarcoating they pile on, we all know what they're really after.
And thanks to Jimmy, I can point you to a Wikipedia page explaining the history of this logical fallacy. https://t.co/0hp3ywPNeE

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@CTremblay85 @iPhoneinCanada I like how it comes out from the horse's butt. Very on point.

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@DKomesch It cannot make sense because this is pure propaganda.

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@mysk_co @OmarGama Can you explain exactly how a local tunnel address can be used for fingerprinting and tracking? Without having malware on your phone already.

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@mgeist They will take away all our privacy, and then make a law stating which kind of privacy you're allowed to have. And it won't be the kind that protects you from government privacy invasion, arguably the most important kind.

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@mgeist Well said! Michael Geist is a natural treasure.

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@IrreverentOtter Every political party wants to be the only party. Some are just more graceful with how they go about it. Our current gov is not very graceful.

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@gnukeith They are technically right, although not for the reason they thought. On-device "big tech" AI will erode privacy.

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@cod_devs man the government is lowk dragging us 😭

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How cute!
Any tips for what to do when you yourselves pass laws forcing people to hand over govt ID and selfies to check social media, and then all that personal info gets leaked?
I checked but my password manager doesn't seem to have a "Government-Bullshit Protection" toggle.

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