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submitted 1 year ago by JRepin@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1874605

A 17-year-old from Nebraska and her mother are facing criminal charges including performing an illegal abortion and concealing a dead body after police obtained the pair’s private chat history from Facebook, court documents published by Motherboard show.

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[-] Qualanqui@lemmy.fmhy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

It should be, I fully agree, unfortunately we live in a digital panopticon.

[-] madcow@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

You can always use something like PGP to encrypt your communication.

[-] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

True, sadly not many people show up for my key signing parties, even if I serve three kinds of chips.

[-] Dohnakun@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago
[-] Fluffyb@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago

Only if you trust the device your decrypting on. Wouldn't trust windows or Mac with information that could put me in jail.

Madcow -- While you are not wrong, we are talking about the unwashed masses here who are not necessarily savvy. "Private chat" really should have been.

[-] Jarix@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

TIL the of the word Panopticon. Thanks stranger

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