Can someone explain how these organizations 'undermine the economy and democracy'?
there's room for arguments regarding exploited workers in any industry, but tech is usually compensated well , at least compared to some industry. Maybe they are not compensated well in other developing nations?
not sure how cloud/tech companies undermine democracy or economies
Ha, I was actually taking about the space program, but same for the invasion. Although, I feel like more people have come forward about the invasion being BS than early space program stuff.
I'm on a phone, so this is the low effort result I'm got from copilot ( I know...I know...):
According to the data from my internal tools, the cost of living in Portland, Oregon is higher than the national average in most categories. Here are some of the key findings:
The average rent for an apartment in Portland is $1,728⁵, which is 35% higher than the national median of $1,280[10]. The average rent varies depending on the size, location, and quality of the apartment. The price range for all bedrooms and all property types is $485 to $15,000⁵.
The average annual consumer expenditure of consumer units in Portland is $61,334[10], which is slightly lower than the national average of $61,483¹¹. However, the percentage of spending on housing and housing-related costs is higher in Portland (34.9%) than in the U.S. (32.8%)[10].
The cost of living index in Portland is 127.7, which means the total cost of housing, food, childcare, transportation, healthcare, taxes, and other necessities is 27.7% higher than the U.S. average of 100⁷. The cost of living index varies depending on the source and methodology used. For example, another source reports the cost of living index in Portland as 136.3¹².
The cost of living in Portland is influenced by several factors, such as the high demand for housing, the relatively high income taxes, the environmental regulations, and the quality of life⁹. Portland is also known for its cultural diversity, progressive values, and natural beauty⁹. Some of the benefits of living in Portland include the public transportation system, the bike-friendly infrastructure, the access to outdoor recreation, and the vibrant arts and food scene⁹.
I'm mostly puzzled by how this would be carried out when the vast majority of information seems to be discretionary, interpreted, perceived, opinion. Like the statement I just made ;)
Facts either are or aren't.
Misinformation is vary more challenging because it's usually derived from an event that was a fact, but the interpretation, analysis, significance, etc is based on the person's bias.
I agree. Insert great power/responsibility saying.
They always seem to go off the rails.
I would be in favor of mandatory disclosure (though, this would be extremely difficult and costly). I imagine anytime a government privilege was used, especially when behind closed doors, and reviewed by "...the proper oversight officials...", whoever that means, I would rather like the governments to prove it.
I would support an idea that by law, it all has to be documented, and after a reasonable amount of time after the prosecution is complete, they have to disclose everything they did, all the snooping, etc. With redacted private information of course for unrelated people.
This is fairly unreasonable/unrealistic. But for me, if you could see all the cases where a government invaded privacy and link it to all to nothing but legitimate uses, it might help restore some faith/trust in officials.
Since I also appreciate EUs privacy mindset, and you guys actually mentioned interesting things about the various populations, I'm going to post devil's advocate question:
Is there anything to allow privacy invasion we should do for law enforcement and CSAM? Since that's all political excuses for it?
Disclaimer: I cried while on a run in the middle of a populated area.
My emotions on the topic go from shock and sadness to the punisher style rage, and what vigilante justice.
There's also apps like kik, where apparently this shit is unchecked.
So my question is, can we all have our no data collection privacy, but still give law enforcement a way to hunt these pieces of shit into extinction without them overreaching?
Can someone explain how these organizations 'undermine the economy and democracy'?