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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 13/10/2026

This was all because Google automatically detected a photo he took of his son to send to the family pediatrician. Google also falsely accused this man of sexually abusing his child and sicced the SFPD on him: pluralistic.net/2022/08/22/a...

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Pluralistic: 22 Aug 2022 Gmail will call the cops on you based on the content of your emails – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 13/10/2026

But even if you're not worried about this, you should still have the object permanence to recall the lessons of NOBUS and the Bundestrojaner.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 13/10/2026

We can't make computer users more secure by making their computers less secure. It's hard to imagine something more insecure than a computer you entrust with every sensitive detail of your life that is *designed* to run computer code in secret that you can neither inspect nor terminate (or delete).

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