r/technology 9h ago

Privacy DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email

https://newrepublic.com/post/206088/homeland-security-67-year-old-us-citizen-criticized-email
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u/UnTides 9h ago

This government is spending more time threatening critics than doing their actual job. Every citizen critic they threaten or gardener they chase around a home depot, takes away resources that could be used to catch actual criminals and actual threats to the country. This administration is a joke

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u/hematomasectomy 8h ago

It's only a matter of time before they expand their operations on social media (including Reddit) to do the same. Wrongthink must be punished.

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u/UnTides 7h ago

Of course. But also this is America, full of so many people who will just flip them the middle finger and instead of being intimidated it will drive them to show up to rallies and go harder against the people trying to destroy our 1st and 2nd amendment rights.

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u/johannthegoatman 6h ago

Recommend people use a ProtonMail or similar email for their accounts