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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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I am subject to intrusive monitoring by the government because I posted on an incel honeypot forum (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by MrHand to c/[email protected]

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You may have heard of the "Countering Violent Extremism" program under DHS.

They've deployed the tactics used to fight terrorists against domestic citizens. For example, incels. When I posted on the web forum incels dot is, I didn't know it was Department of Homeland Security operation against men who say they are romantically deprived. I didn't know I was interacting with larping feds who encourage extremist rhetoric. Consequently I was put on a watchlist and am subject to intrusive monitoring.

I share a lot of my experience here.

https://twitter.com/WrongedIncel

My question is, my computer is hacked by them and they are privy to my computer activity -- as in, right now, they're seeing me type this post. How can I get these rats out of my computer? I just run Windows 11.

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

Go on, touch it.

EDIT: Holy shit I didn't realize how bad off you are. You need some help, per your twitter.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If you are not OP read before replying...

Don't reply. I only want to hear from the OP as a reply.

To the OP: Before you reply

If you disagree about your mental state; don't reply. Downvote and move on. I only seek to provide advice and be empathetic to both you; and the ones who are concerned for your well being, but are communicating it poorly.

[–] maroudava 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The government monitors those types of forums because of the far right extremism that tends to be espoused there, which in turn encourages and leads to instances of politically-motivated domestic terrorism in the US. Putting your incel-related issues aside, if you're going to visit and post on obscure and extremist forums, you should have had the basic common sense to protect your privacy and security before doing so.

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