Post 9x4mel4rkM6FUWrtFg by NickAEsp@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #9x4mel4rkM6FUWrtFg by NickAEsp@mastodon.social
2020-07-07T18:52:01Z
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When a government overreaches, do tech companies have an obligation to fight privacy violations on your behalf?#privacymatters #privacy #cybersecurity #socialmedia #China #HongKonghttps://youtu.be/S4qUpOg51Gg
(DIR) Post #9x4melGv1Xk05uVW2S by theprivacyfoundation@mastodon.social
2020-07-07T20:17:46Z
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@NickAEsp They do. Throwing ourselves into the gears of inherently bad behavior is our obligation as ethical people.
(DIR) Post #9x4meltCjCMk0eQ5iK by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2020-07-14T12:10:12Z
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@theprivacyfoundation @NickAEsp The problem here is that corporations are not actually people, they are legal fictions. If they openly refuse to obey the law (at least laws that are likely to get enforced), they undermine the very structure whose legal power underpins their existence. So they tend not to. What the Chinese government are doing in HK is no different than the French or German governments demanding that online hosts remove certain images or words, or refuse to host certain groups.
(DIR) Post #9x4mqPveCdJtNJ7ElE by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2020-07-14T12:10:32Z
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@theprivacyfoundation @NickAEsp The problem here is that corporations are not actually people, they are legal fictions. If they openly refuse to obey the law (at least laws that are likely to get enforced), they undermine the very structure whose legal power underpins their existence. So they tend not to.
(DIR) Post #9x4mwUjHGeQq07EBJw by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2020-07-14T12:12:41Z
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@theprivacyfoundation @NickAEsp What the Chinese government are doing in HK is no different than the French or German governments demanding that online hosts remove certain images or words, or refuse hosting to certain kinds of groups. You either accept that this is something states have a right to do within their territories, or you defend a universal human right of free expression that says they don't. But let's not pretend that this kind of internet censorship is unique to China.