▲ 662 ▼ [US] Congress is trying to pass a number of bills which will restrict online speech, the use of encryption, and online privacy. Make your voice heard! (www.badinternetbills.com) submitted 3 years ago by makeasnek@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] draughtcyclist@programming.dev 38 points 3 years ago (3 children) The old bags don't know where they are, let alone how a computer works. How are they possibly going to enforce any of this? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 20 points 3 years ago (1 child) They hire younger folks to enforce the laws. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] draughtcyclist@programming.dev 8 points 3 years ago They do, that's true. But with better salaries in the private sector and strict anti-cannabis policies, their talent pool is tightly restricted. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NightAuthor@beehaw.org 7 points 3 years ago The laws get passed down to people who do know how to enforce. Also part of it is requiring your isp and vpn providers to participate in enforcement permalink fedilink source parent [–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 0 points 3 years ago Probably at a local level whenever some law enforcement busybody already wanted an excuse to evict/prosecute undesirables. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 20 points 3 years ago (1 child) They hire younger folks to enforce the laws. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] draughtcyclist@programming.dev 8 points 3 years ago They do, that's true. But with better salaries in the private sector and strict anti-cannabis policies, their talent pool is tightly restricted. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] draughtcyclist@programming.dev 8 points 3 years ago They do, that's true. But with better salaries in the private sector and strict anti-cannabis policies, their talent pool is tightly restricted. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NightAuthor@beehaw.org 7 points 3 years ago The laws get passed down to people who do know how to enforce. Also part of it is requiring your isp and vpn providers to participate in enforcement permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 0 points 3 years ago Probably at a local level whenever some law enforcement busybody already wanted an excuse to evict/prosecute undesirables. permalink fedilink source parent