Developers of apps that use end-to-end encryption to protect private communications could be considered hostile actors in the UK.

  • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works
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    9 hours ago

    The world is a big place and disconnecting gives you a huge boost in privacy. It’s not all black-and-white, but the surveillance state has become very pervasive.

    • Ulrich@feddit.org
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      7 hours ago

      Yes but you can’t always disconnect. For instance, my healthcare provider requires in order to access your account you:

      1. Get an ID card with Google or Apple Wallet, which I don’t have.
      2. Verify over text message, except they refuse my phone # bc it’s VoIP.

      I will quite literally die without this so I had to get a new phone and a Google account.