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US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’ (www.wired.com)

submitted 7 months ago by thenexusofprivacy to c/[email protected]

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If you’re in the US, now’s a great time to contact your Senators. You can either call the Congressional switchboard at (202) 224-3121 or use the Senate directory to look up your legislators’ contact info.

“Stop the FBI from expanding warrantless surveillance of innocent Americans. The House reauthorization contains the largest expansion of FISA Section 702 since it was created in 2008. Please oppose it -- and please oppose any attempt to reauthorize FISA Section 702 that doesn’t include warrant requirements, both for Section 702 data and for our sensitive, personal information sold to the government by data brokers.”

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

People in the US know what a StaSi is?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

My grandma told me of a relative that came to visit them in the US from Eastern Europe (Slovakia I think) after the Soviet Union dissolved.

One thing they noticed is that he always wore his shoes. Even when staying at home. Even to bed. They asked why and he explained that it was to give him a chance of escape if the Secret Police came and he was surprised that our family didn't have to do something similar.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

That's kind of sad to think about

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It is history. We learned stuff too.

[–] Mango 2 points 7 months ago

Well I didn't.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Sure. German history past the Second World War just didn't seem too relevant for US-American high school for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You never learned about east/west Germany? Post-war reconstruction? The Berlin Wall? German reunification? Etc?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I went to a German school way after the Wende and know US-American high-schools from various media, but I'm not too familiar with US-American curricula.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Oh I misunderstood your comment. I thought you said in your American high school or some such…maybe I just skimmed your comment lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Well, people in the USA probably do know one German name related to NASA :

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip (Link found yesterday in a comment somewhere else on Lemmy)

[–] thenexusofprivacy 2 points 7 months ago

Some of us do! But on the other hand when I sent out an action on this to a large group of local activists, I didn't mention the StaSi, because I had a feeling that most people wouldn't know what it was referring to.