This is 1984 installing a camera in your room to monitor your private conversations and criminalize them.
That's it.
It means that the government asserts the right to bug all your conversations. They've already assured the right to put you in prison for dissenting with the government on policy and you have little to no recourse. Now it's this.
You loved this during covid, you'll love this now, "or else". Signed, your local nanny state.
You're right. I've been comparing it to 1984 all this time, when in fact it literally is 1984 just with modern technology. It's interesting how the story 1984 strikes a chord in many people, but something like Chat Control just seems normal. I guess having a camera in your house feels more invasive on a visceral level, despite the fact that we're now putting our whole lives on our phones and online services.
That's it.
It means that the government asserts the right to bug all your conversations. They've already assured the right to put you in prison for dissenting with the government on policy and you have little to no recourse. Now it's this.
You loved this during covid, you'll love this now, "or else". Signed, your local nanny state.