Re-read the post you're responding to, and take a few deep breaths to calm down. You obviously have the reading comprehension of a juvenile potato raised in soil contaminated with lead paint chips.

If you asked someone from the 90s or 00s whether they wanted an camera always broadcasting footage of the inside of their home to a large corporation, they'd ask if you were deranged and refer you to "1984". This isn't paranoia - it's common sense.

Despite the "prostitution", standards can be set for Federal elections - instead of non-private voting, mandate Election Day as a holiday, and require at least 2 days of early voting. I didn't say mail-in ballots should be illegal; I said they shouldn't be the only choice. COVID is ovah.

To get the stupidly proud US to waste money and time on their own program, and to keep Musk (a cancer on US politics) relevant after this election.

It might be time to go FDR and pack the court in the next few years. Fight dirty

Computer has tape over the camera and mic off 90% of the time - also, if it's closed, camera can't see anything. Smartphone is in flight mode when I'm home - have a landline for calls. Next? Personally, I wish I could push your sarcarm down your gullet.

You're assuming he won't be impeached/convicted/forced to resign within two years. If both House and Senate go blue, it will be a lot more difficult to whip fence-sitter Republicans not to vote for it ... a lot of Republicans are getting sick and tired of the admin.

I'm not MAGA. I lean liberal/anarchist and I loathe the idea of mail voting as the only option. Businesses should give people the FULL day off. Work less, more time off, kick back, be less productive. Fuck the economy.

There shouldn't be hours-long lines - NYS has early, in person voting for 9 days before Election Day and it works great. Yes, they have to pay workers, but I'm fine with creating jobs.

Mail voting should be an option, but it's not private. An abusive spouse, a nosy parent, etc could be looking over someone's shoulder when they're filling it out. Also, nothing really stopping a scummy spouse signing and filling out a ballot for their partner - they likely know what the signature should look like. Yes, it's illegal, yes, it can be challenged - but practically, any legal fight would occur well after the election results are counted. Paper ballot, on site, in a privacy booth will always be my choice.

Exclusionary contracts have been floated as an issue before. But it's also the 2000s, not early 1900s - if anything, laws should be expanded further to directly prohibit any individual from amassing the amount of wealth and power that Musk has. Tall poppy. Snippy snip.

One can chew bubble gum and kick ass at once.

You're assuming that Trump's tenure as POTUS will last for another ~2 years. Remember that there are a lot of Republicans who are getting disgruntled - if they lose both Houses, the machinery for whipping them to vote the party line becomes much less effective.

Don't a lot of the captive portal ones just do trickery with DNS? There's no guarantee they're not leaky.

Does a Corby Trouser Press count as a robot?

They're also good at spreading dog diarrhoea and vomit over an entire home. https://www.usatoday.com/story...

Lawsuit isn't enough - this is likely a CRIMINAL violation of privacy laws in multiple jurisdictions. There needs to be a prosecutorial investigation, and for the decision-makers to be criminally charged. Even a day in jail and a record would discourage this type of behaviour in future.