I have been arguing with my local council planning department to install external window shutters for years. Unfortunately installing them requires paying for planning permission, which requires an architect. It’s absolutely crazy

You are correct, sorry not used lemmy much yet. I added an image thanks for the suggestion :D

Unfortunately they have even killed being able to just encrypt data. Because of the key disclosure law the police can request the password/key for any data in your possession regardless of whether it is random data or not. If you can’t, you go to jail. Literally everyone is a criminal.

Not even China or Russia have this type of authoritarian control over communication.