I think it probably doesn't matter what he wants, it only matters that the data exists at all. If the owner is not giving permission, that's one thing. But I'm inclined to believe that those American 3-letter agencies aren't the sort to ask permission.
All it takes is one disgruntled systems engineer who thinks they don't get paid enough. An agency comes knocking with a sizable offer of cash, and they'll get the backdoor they want.
E2E encrypted messages in Matrix contain more user metadata than alternatives like SimpleX, nothing scary but a MitM is able to see origin points, destinations, and times of messages. Server to server, if you're using E2E encryption, it relies on trust that the other server is not compromised.
Just my subjective opinion to add, but I think they also succeeded at making the open world itself feel more puzzle-like, as opposed to the general set dressing it provides in a lot of RPGs. Being in a cold/hot/mountainous/wet/etc area is meaningful for the impact it has on your ability to explore.
I feel like it just gives a better sense of engaging with the environment, as opposed to engaging in the environment, if that makes sense.
Nothing federated is private, mind. Even with E2EE on in private rooms for specific messages, Matrix still relies on a constant information feed during use that can be used to deduce who is messaging whom and when, even if the content of the message itself is encrypted.
This is why it's important to seed your online activity with deliberate false identifiers. That way, no one with bad intentions will learn that I work for the ICE office in Santa Fe, and always attend church every Sunday (when football isn't on, of course).
The Kansas thing also invalidates state-issued IDs, not just drivers licenses. Usually it's redundant for people to get both, and that wouldn't have helped in this situation anyways.
One could also present a passport or military ID, but the former was also being invalidated for trans individuals by Trump, and the latter applies to almost no one, given the difficulty of simply existing as a trans person in the military.
I would argue though that it depends on the space you're in. Conservative bubbles are astroturfed as fuck to inspire fear, sure, but it's supposed to assure people that they are in the "in group" and there is a justified "other" to vilify and take the blame everything bad in the world. They have all the answers, and all you need to do is share on your socials and vote for the right person.
But I guess I'd consider political doomscrolling (which it seems like this is more veering towards) to be a separate phenomenon, which is not entirely immune to astroturfing either, but does not have it as a prerequisite. That discomfort is usually just the product of anxiety among people who realize they are not in the in group and are sharing their concerns.
Yeah I didn't look that hard, was the first video I found that was sub 3 minutes. They're all just marketing reels, no one else seems inclined to just upload a quick video on how teleprompters work.
Yes, the right wing who goes out of their way to make the internet feel as "America First" as possible, that's what I said. Again I ask, how does that not make Americans feel comfortable in online spaces? Unless you're referring to one of the "wrong" kinds of Americans that the right-wing doesn't approve of, I suppose.
I'm not saying astroturfing doesn't exist, just questioning the idea that Americans are being left without a place to enjoy or feel comfortable in. If anything, I see astroturfing doing more of the opposite, shoving the American propaganda machine into every crevice it can. Which "coincidentally" happens to align well with Russian interests, too.
I wouldn't read that far into it. American defaultism is such an omnipresent phenomenon across most of the popular internet, it feels like most places are catered to Americans in some capacity.
What I can sympathize with are the communities that restrict US politics, or politics in general. Other than the echo chamber/circlejerk nature of it, it often just becomes an anxiety-inducing spiral into nothingness that sometimes people, American or otherwise, just want a break from. Because it's already everywhere else.
Kansas requires voters to present a state-issued form of ID to be able to vote, which is almost always going to be a driver's license or a state ID, both of which are affected by this change. If the license/ID is invalidated, no ability to vote.
Given that midterms are coming up, this could very well be a deliberate move to disenfranchise members of the trans community by denying their right to vote at a key political moment.
Where? I've been reading through the All feed and haven't seen anyone cheering on this effort.