On Sun, Sep 22, 2019, 7:03 PM Zenaan Harkness <zen@freedbms.net> wrote:

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On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 12:57:42AM +0000, jim bell wrote:

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https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0MtxXGmy?s=a3&pd=02h1yVjC FBI Served Secret Subpoenas to a Video Game Developer, Antivirus Maker, and More Gizmodo

The names of more than 120 companies secretly served FBI subpoenas for their customers’ personal data were revealed on Friday, including a slew of U.S. banks, cellphone providers, and a leading antivirus software maker.

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So the anarchist says "hmm, opportunity, make everything pre-pay, and collect no data", and GOV MIL FED CORP says "statute law says illegal to not collect that data, you will be imprisoned" and the "gibs me free shit 'cause I'm an anarchist socialist redistribution promoting fascist" types (unfortunately the majority it appears) nod their arm chair general heads sagely saying "well, yes, the government must be allowed to violate every right because that's demoncratic".

What a world...

On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 08:10:48PM -0700, Steven Schear wrote:

I can't imagine why any user would expect anything else from your standard SV or public company. Only ideologically CPunk services are likely to structure so as to have practical means to tell governments, "Sorry but we are unable to comply, not only with your secret order but to prevent its public disclosure."

We post at the bottom, not at the top, round here - go on, it's just a few seconds holding the down arrow key, you know you love it :) As to "practical means" - 'contract', muffas! Enter a contract with every client "we will only read letters and documents served on us which are readable on a public website." "Sorry your Honour, no I certainly did NOT read that gag order - our Incoming Document Reading and Publishing service provider perhaps received a gag order stopping them from making -our- incoming letters public. ... and similar ... Withhold consent or die, cowards!