Richard Stallman on Facebook…

“…they shouldn’t be allowed to collect data about people.

“We need a law. Fuck them — there’s no reason we should let them exist if the price is knowing everything about us. Let them disappear. They’re not important — our human rights are important. No company is so important that its existence justifies setting up a police state. And a police state is what we’re heading toward. Most non-free software has malicious functionalities. And they include spying on people, restricting people — that’s called digital restrictions management, back doors, censorship.
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‘No Company Is So Important Its Existence Justifies Setting Up a Police State’

A conversation with legendary programmer Richard Stallman on the real meaning of “privacy rights” and why he only ever uses cash.

By Noah Kulwin

http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/04/richard-stallman-rms-on-privacy-data-and-free-software.html

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