Let's not forget #Google - like all #GAFAMs - was a #PRISM collaborator, is subject to #CliudAct and #ITAR and thus not only capable but able and willing beyond the legally mandated minimums to do so.
We're also pleased to have @cdteurope's Iverna McGowan moderate the discussion 🌟 & to hear from Noémie Levain, Legal Expert at @LaQuadrature, Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Investigative Journalist at @lhreports & Bart Staszewski LGBTI+ activist, founder and chairman of Basta Fundacja 🤩
i understand how people have learned to love ActivityPub, and we are all wanting to defend it, we share this
a Google (Facebook) getting into the email (ActivityPub) business has not made email worse, its just an option. sure, surveillance ridden and cop friendly, ok, then dont use it
i was thinking last night how awesome it was when WhatsApp adopted the Signal protocol and gave 2 billion users worldwide strong content privacy by default. is it ever going to be a utopia? lol no
Because in the 21st century, effective #cryptography doesn't require some bulky appliance but is #code and the only ones being penalized are #civilians whereas #NorthKorea and #Iran OFC will have unrestricted access to technology.