• FishFace@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    My general point is that saying “I suspect that [something I could have checked]” is the worst kind of lazy cynicism. Just… read it? Or if you don’t have time, ask the question?

    • WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 hours ago

      [something I could have checked]

      Are you kidding?

      In what fantasy universe do corporations tell reporters that they’re backing new regulations because they’ll serve as a barrier to entry for potential competing startups?

    • Hector@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      The US governments including the state of California, and Silicon Valley are the cynical pieces of shit and we all know it. This is connecting everybody’s ID to their IP address to be cataloged and everything they do by a novel means.

      A database that lower level government and politicians and muckity mucks in the business world and foreign intelligence agencies and hackers will be able to access.