They will come for VPNs next when they get told no to requiring unencrypted data dumps.

I mean, legislators have repeatedly shown they don’t understand how technology works so I’m not putting that on my list of things to worry about-that list is already way too long- but it’s possible

a lot of these aren't written directly by legislators, but rather hate groups behind the scenes that provide research and language. you are not paying enough attention.

see also: Project 2025, which was not the product of congresspeople. it came from the Heritage Foundation.

Agreed. The days of our grandparents (I am GenX) being in power are gone. It’s my parents and my generation of hate and millenials are all polarized. So if someone doubts that laws are intended to be used as weapons, by their true authors, we need to have a chat.