• Pyr
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    13 days ago

    I’ll (Canada) probably be skipping a conference that we usually do each year in the states as well. Not worth potentially getting my phone/laptop scanned and data stolen.

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          013 days ago

          I was thinking some people are being forced to go by work. Can’t imagine going willingly.

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              08 days ago

              Unfortunately, a lot of people are in the position where it’s maybe a 0.1% of losing their life if they go, and an 80% chance of losing their job if they don’t. That makes the calculation a lot more difficult, and causes all kinds of stress.

              Of course, any job that would force you to go when you don’t feel fully safe is a shitty job. But, a lot of people don’t feel like they have the option to leave a shitty job.

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        013 days ago

        I’m trans. If there is a scientific conference in the states, you can be damn sure I’ll be sitting that one out

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      013 days ago

      If its off and encrypted, they can’t steal your data.

      They can copy it. They can’t break the encryption.