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Pakistani religious body declares using VPN is against Islamic law (www.voanews.com)

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[–] blenderdumbass@lm.madiator.cloud 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

how and when you know it’s a necessity

I did the math actually. And it seems like mass surveillance will only be justified if homicide rates are higher than 20% ( if 1 out of 5 people die in murder ). And only if surveillance actually stops all the crime ( which it doesn't ) and only if there is nothing less problematic that could be used instead ( which there are plenty techniques, like normal regular investigation, where you ask people around on their own terms ). Basically the math says it isn't justified by an apocalyptic margin.

[–] LEVI@feddit.org 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Oh, Are you the same Blender Dumbass 2.0 ?

And only if surveillance actually stops all the crime ( which it doesn't )

When mass surveillance works, you lose your rights, and when it doesn't work as intended ( which as the government says to protect you from terrorists ), it gets things wrong and it can be too damaging, like when Google flagged a man who sent his child's photos to a doctor, or when Facial recognition system gets the wrong person, or when a bank algorithm locks someone of their own account due to suspicious activity.. etc

So we're damned when it works and we're damned when it doesn't.

Edit: how can I do the math? Do you have any links..