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Yeah, that’s just money divided by population, it says absolutely nothing on the average citizen’s wealth.

Most wealthy per capita, yet seems like the majority of people have 0 savings and live paycheck to paycheck.

It is. CALEA has been around for a long time, and it’s surprising to me not many people are aware of it

32 years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act

Italian has a similar thing, where it uses the “her” (“Lei”, often implied and capitalised when explicit) pronoun conjugation as a formal structure, regardless of the person’s gender. From what the other Spanish commenters have said I would say it differs from it in that it conveys respect more than kindness, so it would sound weird in your context - but it might also be because I would translate the “command” version in the 2nd person plural and this only applies to the singular.

It used to be used with your parents not that long ago, that is almost completely gone now but it is still very common when talking to your teachers, businesses, officers, old people, in letters, etc. It is also the default between strangers, but that has been slowly changing since the 2000s. It’s called “dare del lei” (lit. “To give the her”), and “possiamo darci del tu?” is a common question to “handshake” use of the regular 2nd person.

Italian: “Per favore, aiutateci ad impilare le sedie alla fine della giornata”

Direct translation aside from “aiutateci” which means “help us” to make it more of a friendly request than a command - the verb goes into the indefinite form so it’s not “aimed” at anyone. I think “lezione” (lesson) would work more naturally than “giornata” (day) as that usually means either sunset or when you go to bed

Not tinfoil. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act

How dare you apologise, this shit is what I’m here for

No way they would make it upgradable or user serviceable lol

Isn’t “Hey Macklemore, can we go thrift shopping” canon?

They don’t want to, they already have it and just don’t want people to be able to avoid it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act

requiring that telecommunications carriers and manufacturers of telecommunications equipment modify and design their equipment, facilities, and services to ensure that they have built-in capabilities for targeted surveillance

Which is what exactly? “The US is liked because it creates stability in the world” is propaganda, not a point

You sure can rely on the US meddling in global affairs when they have no right yeah. All you need is the “might” right?

I do not see that as the US being the benevolent beacon of freedom and safety they claim to be, no.

But hey, at least both floods and droughts are becoming more common which is great for crops!

Sure there is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_system

Sorry but both points are irrelevant, nonprofit foundations can still be forced to turn over user information. That is part of following the law so nothing that would need to be hidden to auditors, unless you were talking about encryption audits which is completely besides the point

All your phone number provides is that you have ever used signal? Not what tower you’re connected to and therefore approximate realtime location? Your full identity via your telco? Social graph and history of your calls and texts?

I’m not saying it’s their fault or that they are volunteering any information, but that’s how it is for any US-based corporation (doesn’t matter if it’s a nonprofit, any legal entity that can be subpoenaed)

I really don’t get the big “use signal” push at this point in time because even if it’s private and the encryption is solid, it’s a fucking American company. It’s so easy for letter agencies to get information on their users from them, don’t you realize that they can’t refuse to give out your number if they ask for it and that once they have that your identity and location are immediately and thoroughly compromised? If you are subject to US jurisdiction and could be seen in any way as opposing its government, I really don’t think you should be using it.

It’s the biggest racketeering scheme in history and seems like everyone wants in

most other modern judicial systems rely on precedent

Citation needed. Most of the “modern” countries use civil law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law