In some countries they are also used for missing people, train crashes, terrorist attacks, pandemic quarantine rule changes. I’m not opposed to getting this information, but I am opposed to it not being optional.

And I have zero trust in our current government and could absolutely see it being misused down the line. But, for now, they can be turned off here.

I think it should always be optional. We don’t have to have our TVs on 25/7. I’m certainly no tinfoil hat wearer but I don’t think the government should have access to our private spaces at all times unless we consent to it.

I’m in the UK and we can disable them here 🤷🏻‍♀️

Incorrect. Show me here where it says copyright infringment is theft: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/intellectual-property-crime-and-infringement

Or if you’re American: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_infringement

“However, copyright is a type of intellectual property, an area of law distinct from that which covers robbery or theft, offenses related only to tangible property. Not all copyright infringement results in commercial loss, and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1985 that infringement does not easily equate with theft.”

Nothing has been taken from you. You still own your work and can still use it and distribute it.

It isn’t stealing, nothing is being taken.

Yeah I usually have a little backpack. I’ll have on me: 1ltr bottle of water, keys, purse (wallet), phone, lip balm, tissues, emergency snacks, painkillers, antihistamines, hairbands, lipstick if I’m wearing any, maybe a light rain coat. Pockets or a handbag don’t do it.

I had to put the Lemmy app where Baconreader used to be 😢

Hey but, did you know, that cows would be extinct if we didn’t factory farm them?