The Government Really Is Spying On You... And It's "Legal" (though not ethical)
"Any nightmare use for data you can think of will probably eventually happen,” Tau said. “It might not happen immediately, but it’ll happen eventually.”
"In 2024, some governments will likely adopt biometric mimicry to support psychological torture...
"Generative AI tools also give intelligence agencies the ability to create false evidence, like a video of an alleged coconspirator confessing to a crime. "
@gabriel@lsn@RTP Be careful with free software though, it is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for privacy, as proved Ubuntu or Audacity in the past.
on Android, if you have fingerprint unlock enabled along with a passcode, you can require the passcode with "long press power button" and choose lockdown, which works even if the phone is already fingerprint locked
just in case you might be about to get pinned down at a protest