On 2013-06-07, at 2:06 PM, Griffin Boyce <griffinbo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> micah <mi...@riseup.net> wrote: >> What about when someone from Riseup promotes Riseup services? :o > > Riseup isn't evil, I'm just amused by people who say "no third-party > services!" and then launch into why people should use their > third-party provider of choice. If one wants to say "no > corporate-owned services," that's a bit of a different argument =) There's a lot of distasteful side effects with Internet freedom becoming so politicized due to the inauguration of so many nonprofits dependent on grants, bureaucracy and professional reputation to survive. A lot of the time people get to cherry-pick what to attack and what to support based only partially on security concerns. NK > >> It only has been recent that companies such as google and twitter have >> been doing something more interesting than just handing over things when >> the police ask, that was nice to see, we felt very alone out >> there... but now I'm not sure what to think when I see those companies >> involved in the dragnet, I guess we feel alone again because I didn't >> notice Riseup or Mayfirst's logo in that Prism powerpoint! > > You should be really proud! =D Being a pain in the ass is underrated. > > best, > Griffin > > > -- > Just another hacker in the City of Spies. > #Foucault / PGP: 0xAE792C97 / OTR: sa...@jabber.ccc.de > > My posts, while frequently amusing, are not representative of the > thoughts of my employer. > -- > Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by > emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
