...Google, Apple and others have provided secret back doors that they aren't allowed to talk about.

There is insufficient demand from all of us that they do talk.

That only stops the trivial shit.

That would be all the corporate boardrooms, capitol buildings, and city halls, right?

Legal? Yes. Moral? Nope.

All the present economic systems are amoral. Morality will get you crushed in this world. It is not conductive to the survival of the species.

Yet American individuals have to pay American tax no matter whose floor they're working.

Can't we all just get along and admit that they all suck? When a computer can run as well as my 60 year old telephone, then I will call it reliable.

Can we verify that Slashdot isn't also doing it in these countries? They already have that very offensive 'Flag this comment as Inappropriate' button there. Why?

Yes, the need for resistance grows every day. However, it looks like acquiescence and appeasement are the rules of the day. It is most unfortunate.

This '...extremely complicated and nuanced issues of online speech... crap is such a cop out. The freedom to offend must be held absolutely sacrosanct.

One must offer props to them for infiltrating the IRS. The suppression of the Tea Parties leading up to the 2012 election, with a wink from the GOP...

Not only must you run for office. You got yourself a real Tom Clancy thriller to pound out of the typewriter there. That's great stuff.

There will be nobody actually trying to stop it.

Least of all the voters. Everybody's favorite pork bellied congressman will always win reelection.

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You must obey your god and run. I hope your first born is not named Isaac.

Just stop lying and pretending that this is a hard problem. It's bad enough that this crap goes on in the first place. Pretending that nothing can be done is adding insult to injury. STFU and admit that it happens on purpose and nothing will change because you like the status quo. Stop lying to us!

People have to stop rewarding the liars with their votes if you expecting to happen at all. You will get nowhere with the continued 95% reelection rate that Congress enjoys.

To see anybody even considering this only illustrates how easy they fall for every con in the book, and not even new ones. This shell game goes back to ancient times.