“Do not use the Internet. Do not use phones. Do not use bank accounts. Do not travel by plane.” (comment)
recommended by 1 user | 2016 | QuantumRoar on: Secret Backdoor in Some U.S. Phones Sent Data to China,… | privacy & surveillance | original thread |
QuantumRoar on Nov 15, 2016 | on: Secret Backdoor in Some U.S. Phones Sent Data to China, Analysts Say | view on HN

Do not use the Internet. Do not use phones. Do not use bank accounts. Do not travel by plane. Do not enter public spaces. Do not show your face.

Otherwise you accept our Terms of Service.

Thank you for trusting us.

(Is it just me or is it actually very hard to figure out whom I've given consent to do something with something that is mine?)

One user recommended this comment. What they said:
dandelion_lover May 22, 2017 | on: Ask HN: Favorite HN comment(s) | context

About the "free choice" when you sign some Terms of Service: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12958035

Why backdoors are bad: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12751461

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