Insurrection is a choice with consequences
Rounding resisting kidnapping up to insurrection is an impressive feat. But please, stay on your knees, the rest of us will stand up for you.
Readit Newskennywinker commented on FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE nbcnews.com/tech/internet... · Posted by u/duxup
kennywinker commented on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month theverge.com/tech/875309/... · Posted by u/x01
I was referring to the concept of "ceci n'est pas une pipe", and that even just digital forgery of an ID can constitute a crime that can be prosecuted independently from anybody suing.
Of course I highly doubt they'd sue. They either just don't let you in or you abandon them. I'm with the latter.
I’m not a lawyer, but i’d guess that possessing a jpg of a fake id is treated differently under the law than a physical forged id. Once you use it to defraud someone, that’s probably treated the same, but just owning the jpg?
kennywinker commented on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month theverge.com/tech/875309/... · Posted by u/x01
I suppose that's tongue-in-cheek? Otherwise I can only wish you good look in court with that defense. ;)
In my jurisdiction, it's clear- cut: yes, that would constitute a forgery.
I guess I assumed it’s illegal in that you are using an image to tell a lie in a transaction… like any other kind of forgery - but what i’m actually unsure of is posessing a jpg of an altered drivers license illegal? Seems different than a physical license.
kennywinker commented on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month theverge.com/tech/875309/... · Posted by u/x01
What successful mass market service is self hosted[0]? We're in an endless cycle of cool new service suffers enshittification and abandoned. I'd love to break the cycle, but self hosted hasn't had a lot of success.
[0] Self answer: Maybe crypto and email would be the best examples, and neither of them are fantastic examples.
Discourse?
kennywinker commented on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month theverge.com/tech/875309/... · Posted by u/x01
I will go against the grain and say that I am happy that Discord is doing something about the NSFW content that is being fed to children on its platform. I don't use Discord that much personally but I heard from friends that it is a goto for NSFW content, similar to reddit.
Every time the topic of ID for 18+ content comes up, the entire internet melts down over "big brother" and "privacy", yet no one flinches at presenting ID for alcohol at the store. And further more, nobody offers an alternative solution the problem. Status quo isn't acceptable. "Kids will always find a way to bypass measures/access their porn", is also not an acceptable answer.
We as a society need to do something about the unprecedented levels of porn addiction in today's youth. "Enter your date of birth" prompts are performative and do nothing.
I will say I am usually the first person to oppose any sort of government overreach, I am very pro privacy.
I believe the energy put into the criticism and boycott of Discord should be put into finding solutions for verifying ID in a secure and private manner online. Something like Apple Pay for IDs?
I think the issue here is that companies (and govs) are choosing the worst possible solitions to a real problem because it benefits them. Gov wants it for control, companies want it to sell ads and mine data. They team up, and screw everyone over while overlooking other viable solitions
kennywinker commented on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month theverge.com/tech/875309/... · Posted by u/x01
The mere possession of a fake ID is illegal on its face, using it is fraud.
But is a photoshopped image of an ID a fake id? Do you possess it? A photo of an id isn’t an id, it’s a photo. Ceci n'est pas une pipe
kennywinker commented on FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE nbcnews.com/tech/internet... · Posted by u/duxup
Yes, they are federal officers. There is no pattern of mass kidnappings by impersonators occurring here.
Interpreting masked officers in tactical gear as kidnappers, or claiming that a patch saying “ICE” is insufficient identification, is not a legally valid basis for suspicion or resistance.
The fuck it is.
Sure, most of the people kidnapping people off the streets and incarcerating or deporting them without due process in violation of the constitution are federal officers. But unless they identify themselves clearly, you’d be stupid to not resist.
kennywinker commented on FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE nbcnews.com/tech/internet... · Posted by u/duxup
Coordinating roadblocks, "dearrests", warning the subjects of law enforcement operations, and intentionally causing the maximum amount of noise in neighborhoods neighborhood are not things you will be able to get a federal judge to characterize as "constitutionally protected speech".
The “arrests” are being done in a deeply unconstitutional way. Acting to uphold the constitution is beyond speech, it’s a duty of all americans.
kennywinker commented on FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE nbcnews.com/tech/internet... · Posted by u/duxup
Federal felony, not free speech.
18 U.S.C. § 372 - Conspiring to impede or interfere with a federal officer
Are these federal officers? They’re men in masks with camo and body armor kidnapping people off the streets and refusing to show identification beyond a patch that says “ICE”.
That is who is alleged to be impeded.
I think the most intriguing part of this effort: Farmers traditionally employ machines to achieve their harvest. Unless I'm mistaken, this is the first time that machines are employing humans to achieve their harvest.
I mean, more or less, but you see what I'm getting at.
> Farmers traditionally employ machines to achieve their harvest
Most food is picked by migrant laborers, not machines.