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From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Another GNU/Linux Video Extravaganza!
Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 06:04:10 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-05-28, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
> On 2024-05-27 8:27 p.m., RonB wrote:
>> On 2024-05-27, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 27 May 2024 11:17:04 -0400, DFS wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've been using only Opera for many years now, but about a week ago I
>>>> uninstalled it in favor of Brave, which does a great job blocking ads.
>>>
>>> https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2023/06/introducing-opera-one/
>>>
>>> That one?  Wise choice. What could go wrong with an AI powered browser
>>> owned by the Chinese?
>> 
>> I thought Opera was still based in Norway. It looks like I'm about 8 years
>> behind the curve on this one.
>> 
>> That said, I think I would rather have the Chinese government spying on me
>> rather than the CIA, NSA, etc. via U.S. social media sites.
>
> How about neither?

Not going to happen. But what's the Chinese government going to do to me? 
I'm more worried about what my government is going to do.

-- 
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entrapment to a false and self-created matrix of twisted unreality." 
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