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What have I done?
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I bite the bullet and gone to the dark side
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this post was submitted on 06 Apr 2026
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Just one more crack in the levee against computer privacy. This is always how it starts.
No one asked anyone to make that change but it was done regardless. The laws created in those states were (from my understanding) implemented defensively in a political sense due to how federal laws were being considered but weren't actively requested to be enforced technologically.
Those that don't see this change as a step in a regressive trend but are in a position to make changes are usually the ones that lead us further down the path, intentionally or not.