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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Honest question: Assuming nation states have the all-powerful ability to install software on your networking gear, which country would you rather have? USA or Russia?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (4 children)

is switching to Cups and String an option?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I hear pigeons aren't too hard to breed.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They taste good BBQ'd too.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Closest thing we have is end to end encryption mixed with services like tor to obfuscate our positions. Privacy is no longer opt out and is increasingly harder to achieve.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

That's already been hacked by the NSA

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Cup with string attach to ball is number one game on Siberian winternet.

[–] bionicjoey 27 points 1 year ago

Zimbabwe. I feel like they'd have a harder time doing any real damage to me

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Useless redirection.

If you have one then you'll have both.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you're in the USA it seems clearly better to have Russian since they can do much less to affect your life and vice versa.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

If the US government wants to spy on you, they have boots on the ground. Russia has been involved with ransomeware campaigns.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Same, rather get spied on from someone across the ocean you know? At least they won't arrest me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The country you live in.