Critics say increased push to control online activities is to curb criticism of the Pakistani military
  • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml
    331·
    3 months ago

    I love when a God type peeks in from heaven, from time to time, performs a technology review with his main human peeps, and together they conclude a VPN is probably bad for the community / personal development / a deeper connection with said God etc.

    So cool. Praise be heavenly technical reviews.

  • Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works
    15·
    3 months ago

    The title is (kind of) clickbait. It’s actually just been ruled that using a VPN to access blocked content is against Sharia law. But fuck if that headline isn’t funny

    • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
      1·
      3 months ago

      i doubt this law applies to beautiful legal people, just shiti organics…

      that’s how these regimes operate lol

  • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
    91·
    3 months ago

    If jaweh wanted VPN, then why isn’t it in the koran?

    • Blender Dumbass@lm.madiator.cloudEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      how and when you know it’s a necessity

      I did the math actually. And it seems like mass surveillance will only be justified if homicide rates are higher than 20% ( if 1 out of 5 people die in murder ). And only if surveillance actually stops all the crime ( which it doesn’t ) and only if there is nothing less problematic that could be used instead ( which there are plenty techniques, like normal regular investigation, where you ask people around on their own terms ). Basically the math says it isn’t justified by an apocalyptic margin.

      • ᥫ᭡ 𐑖ミꪜᴵ𝔦 ᥫ᭡@feddit.orgEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        Oh, Are you the same Blender Dumbass 2.0 ?

        And only if surveillance actually stops all the crime ( which it doesn’t )

        When mass surveillance works, you lose your rights, and when it doesn’t work as intended ( which as the government says to protect you from terrorists ), it gets things wrong and it can be too damaging, like when Google flagged a man who sent his child’s photos to a doctor, or when Facial recognition system gets the wrong person, or when a bank algorithm locks someone of their own account due to suspicious activity… etc

        So we’re damned when it works and we’re damned when it doesn’t.

        Edit: how can I do the math? Do you have any links…

    • asudox@discuss.tchncs.de
      1·
      2 months ago

      the answer is… it’s subjective, you just make up your own mind, and justify it with : it’s a necessity, may Allah forgive me 🥺👉👈

      The answer is when you are in a death situation.

      No wonder, though. It seems like you don’t even intend to learn facts about the religion you’ll believe in.

    • _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      21·
      3 months ago

      Pedophilia is pretty common in organized religion, so probably not much. It’s in both the Quran and Bible. Idk about the Hindu faith, but Gandhi used to sleep nude with young girls, including family members, to test whether they got him hard or not, and he’s still adored by millions.

        • youmaynotknow@lemmy.ml
          3·
          3 months ago

          Of course. Otherwise you’re racist, islamophobic, transphobic (you know, because of the trans-fat, i guess), republican, democrat, fascist, communist, ignorant, insensitive, probably a nazzi, certainly satanic, a lawyer, a doctor and a politician. Add to the list a conspiracy theorist and a nerd. But if you tolerate it, well, you’re tolerant, a great human being and an all-together great human being.

          Fuck me, I need the to get the fuck off of this piece of shit planet.

          • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
            2·
            3 months ago

            There is still some common sense left in the world although it is not acceptable to have these opinions in polite company if you want to keep your job

            So most people either accept it or just STFU. System is working as intended.

            BUT HEY LET ME SCAN YOUR PHONE FOR CSAM BOY FOR THE CHILDREN 🤡

            • youmaynotknow@lemmy.ml
              3·
              3 months ago

              Exactly. And my wife wonders why I avoid people as much as possible, specially the normies in my family 🤮

        • _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          22·
          3 months ago

          Oh, well if you don’t, people say you’re a bad person. Despite religion being the driving force behind most of the evil that’s plagued the human race, we give it a free pass because most people are too scared to live life without the promise of something coming after.

  • Sauvandu60@lemmy.ml
    1·
    2 months ago

    Summary by brave leo :

    • Pakistan’s top advisory body on religious affairs, the Council of Islamic Ideology, declared that using virtual private networks (VPNs) to access blocked content is against Islamic law.
    • The government is pushing users to register VPNs with the state’s media regulator, ostensibly to enhance cybersecurity and fight terrorism, but critics say it increases online surveillance and curbs freedom of expression.
    • The government claims VPNs are being used to access “immoral and porn websites” and to facilitate “violent activities and financial transactions” by terrorists.
    • Opponents of the restrictions say the increased push to control online activities is aimed at curbing criticism of the Pakistani military.
    • The government has announced a “streamlined” VPN registration process, but experts say it allows authorities to track online activities and limit privacy.
    • The nationwide internet regulation tool acquired from China increases the Pakistani state’s capability to monitor communications, raising concerns about data breaches and online security.