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Old 02-19-2011, 05:10 PM  
Kenny_Strawn
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Originally Posted by Hangdog42 View Post
It isn't? Without privacy, there is tyranny. Why do you think that dictatorships everywhere attack privacy with a vengeance?
Tyrannical dictators (like Kim Jong Il) attack privacy with a vengeance because they're bloodthirsty. Benign dictators (like Google or Jeremy Garcia) do it to help people (such as FOSS developers).

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Originally Posted by Hangdog42 View Post
Well I wouldn't. Linux is a nice OS, but it is only an OS, and not worth the sacrifice of any of my rights.
And I'm okay with that, because you have a right to an opinion.