Krauerking@lemy.lol to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days agoCellphones went from cool form factor mini computers to mandatory personal identification and spying devicesmessage-squaremessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1665arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1657arrow-down1message-squareCellphones went from cool form factor mini computers to mandatory personal identification and spying devicesKrauerking@lemy.lol to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square116fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFolstar@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoIt really cracked me up 15-20 years ago when there was a fair amount of panic about the government / world order microchiping people at more or less the same time that everyone was starting to pay to carry around GPS devices that listen to you.
minus-squareBahnd Rollard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 day ago50 years ago, everyone was afraid to be spied on by the soviets or the US, now its “Hey Wiretap, find me a recipie for pancakes”.
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI’m pretty sure the US and the Soviets were spying on everyone they could, enemies, allies, and their own civilians.
minus-squareThe Ramen Dutchman@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoThe US, China, the UK and likely others are currently spying on everyone they can, enemies, allies, and their own civilians.
It really cracked me up 15-20 years ago when there was a fair amount of panic about the government / world order microchiping people at more or less the same time that everyone was starting to pay to carry around GPS devices that listen to you.
50 years ago, everyone was afraid to be spied on by the soviets or the US, now its “Hey Wiretap, find me a recipie for pancakes”.
I’m pretty sure the US and the Soviets were spying on everyone they could, enemies, allies, and their own civilians.
The US, China, the UK and likely others are currently spying on everyone they can, enemies, allies, and their own civilians.