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« on: December 03, 2022, 12:52:05 AM »
Basically, this means if a corporation invents a device that assists with surveilance in ways that can help authoritarian governments across the world stay in control and make the lives of its people worse, then sells it to said government, this question asks if you would support allowing your country to jail said the executive leadership of said corporation that approved the sale.

I would support it.
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« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2022, 02:01:40 AM »
This is way too broad of a law.
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« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2022, 04:50:10 PM »
Completely unenforcable.
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« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2022, 06:55:47 PM »
Technology can sometimes lead to liberalization.
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« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2022, 07:17:36 PM »
Quote from: Laki on December 03, 2022, 06:55:47 PM
Technology can sometimes lead to liberalization.
This thread is specifically about technology that makes it easier for the regime to retain power/make lives worse for its citizens.
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« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2022, 02:51:02 AM »
Quote from: America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS on December 03, 2022, 07:17:36 PM
Quote from: Laki on December 03, 2022, 06:55:47 PM
Technology can sometimes lead to liberalization.
This thread is specifically about technology that makes it easier for the regime to retain power/make lives worse for its citizens.

Is there any technology that doesn't have this potential?
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« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2022, 10:45:51 AM »
How would authoritarian state be defined?
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« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2022, 02:00:23 PM »
Authoritarian states may often be called on to perform duties that are either legitimate or at least in a gray area. "Surveillance" by an "authoritarian state" is bad; but should it not be used to catch murderers? What if there is a terrorism problem?

And moreover, if Western companies collectively stop selling to these countries, they will still have ready sellers in China and Russia. China has in fact pretty much supplanted other sellers like those based in France. Why should we accept authoritarian states using technology that only our adversaries can easily access?
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« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2022, 02:03:52 PM »
Pegagus is evil and the Israeli government has some explaining to do, yes.
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« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2022, 03:13:45 PM »
Depends on what you mean by that but no, not always. Depends on how brutal the authortiarian regime are tho.
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