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Germany Preparing Law for Backdoors in Any Type of Modern Device (bleepingcomputer.com)
Catalin Cimpanu, writing for BleepingComputer: German authorities are preparing a law that will force device manufacturers to include backdoors within their products that law enforcement agencies could use at their discretion for legal investigations. The law would target all modern devices, such as cars, phones, computers, IoT products, and more. Officials are expected to submit their proposed law for debate this week, according to local news outlet RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND). The man supporting this proposal is Thomas de Maiziere, Germany's Interior Minister, who cites the difficulty law enforcement agents have had in past months investigating the recent surge of terrorist attacks and other crimes.
And I had thought east germany had joined west germany, not the other way around...
All states are at war with their respective publics, see this comment by former national security advisor. It's the rich vs the rest.
Citizens called a "global menace" here by former national security advisor of the US:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZyJw_cHJY
Our brains are much worse at reality and thinking than thought. See the manufacturing consent videos when you get the time. Science on reasoning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYmi0DLzBdQ
Crisis of democracy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYFxtNgOeiI
Book:
http://trilateral.org/download/doc/crisis_of_democracy.pdf
Protectionism for the rich and big business by state intervention, radical market interference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHj2GaPuEhY#t=349
Wikileaks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABDiHspTJww&feature=youtu.be
Manufacturing consent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwU56Rv0OXM
https://vimeo.com/39566117