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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Aug-2021 21:40:01 EDT lnxw48a1
   @simsa04 Here's another thing I did not even think about for the people of Afghanistan: https://nu.federati.net/url/282497
   
   Though I've seen a few posts saying the Taliban issued blanket forgiveness, it is probably still not a good idea to be indelibly digitally linked to ideas that the group dislikes.
   
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   1. simsa04 (simsa04@gnusocial.net)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Aug-2021 22:08:32 EDT simsa04

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      Thank you. I didn't know that Afghani government had such sophisticated digital ID tools. And Afghanistan under Taliban rule proves to be a good example that everyone, everywhere, needs to be careful with digital ID trails. You do not run around online with clear names, you do try not to be too easily being made a profile of, you do use encyrption, VPN, tor, whatever, you do not use Facebook (ok, and Twitter, which I do)... It proves the validity of the resistance for years against the e-health card in Germany.
      
      The dilemma I read about yesterday was that Afghan co-workers of the Allied forces need documentation of their professional relations with the Allies to get visas and permission to board transportation. But it is this documnetation the Taliban is looking for. Thus people either risk their lifes and keep the documentation, or risk their lifes by destroying it. It's heartbreaking.