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0 pointscylemons2mo ago0 comments

Surely that's not legal is it? Can the government force companies to include spyware?

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No, but they can tie it to the consideration of software and services contracts which has the same effect.

That's one of the ideas the British government had a few months back...

It's been legal in Australia since 2018 and frustratingly nobody seems to give a shit except for yanks trying to point out any government's injustices other than their own.

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0 pointscylemons2mo ago0 comments

Surely that's not legal is it? Can the government force companies to include spyware?

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dexterdog2mo ago

No, but they can tie it to the consideration of software and services contracts which has the same effect.

Jigsy2mo ago

That's one of the ideas the British government had a few months back...

BigJono2mo ago

It's been legal in Australia since 2018 and frustratingly nobody seems to give a shit except for yanks trying to point out any government's injustices other than their own.

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