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Woz Compares the Cloud and PRISM To Communist Russia

Posted by timothy on from the privacy-and-private-are-not-unrelated dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Some journalists ran into Steve Wozniak at the airport and asked him about iOS 7 and PRISM, where he made an interesting comparison about how the US is becoming what it once feared most. In communist Russia 'you couldn't own anything, and now in the digital world you hardly own anything anymore (YouTube video). You've got subscritpions and you already said ok, ok, agree and you agree that every right in the world belongs to them and you got no rights and anything you put in the cloud, you don't even know,' says Woz. 'Ownership was what made America different than Russia.'"

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  1. Rant against the cloud on youtube? by Kenja · · Score: -1, Troll

    Isn't that like a book proclaiming how bad literacy is?

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    "Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
    1. Re:Rant against the cloud on youtube? by LVSlushdat · · Score: -1, Troll

      Is anybody stupid enough to believe anything the NSA says?

      I'll go a step further.. Is ANYbody stupid enough to believe anything this GOVERNMENT says??

      Answer: Unfortuantly, a large number of "low information" people who are still bitching about Bush, when he's been gone for 5 flippin' years and the
      new boss is FAR worse than the old boss. The only thing I see thats halfway encouraging is the fact that a LOT of people who voted for Obama are now learning
      the mistake they made.. Not to mention, Americans who are awake and watching their country go down the shithole are getting pissed... Its getting REALLY close to being too late to do anything about it....

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      THANK YOU, Edward Snowden!! Americans owe you a debt of gratitude (whether they know it or not..)
  2. Re:Ha! by CanHasDIY · · Score: 1, Troll

    How's Apple's walled garden any different?

    You're asking the wrong Steve.

    For a response, please address your query to:

    Steve Jobs
    c/o Dept of Avarice
    666 Infinite Loop (of Suffering)
    Lake of Fire, HL 48169

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    An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in bacon and cheese
  3. Re:Russia? Please... they were amateurs. by fustakrakich · · Score: -1, Troll

    The current US government no longer operates with the will of the governed..

    Yes, it does, and the election results prove it...

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    “He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”