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pyre on Feb 4, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why do self-respecting hackers use Gmail & Co?

  > US govt can always pressure the local govt

That depends. In some places, the privacy laws are better than in the US. You would just have to choose wisely.

beagle3 on Feb 5, 2012 [–]

> In some places, the privacy laws are better than in the US.

That's nice, you still believe that the laws on file actually govern how the country is run.

Bug if you follow e.g. how the spanish SOPA-like was passed, you realize it's all a facade.

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