kind of alters the meaning of "private".........

Is it time to bring out the Enigma Coding Machines and continue with our communications in that form?

They have invaded the Gulch. Count on it.
The good news is if we use the Diana Crypto system and ,one time keys based on book ciphers our communications would be un-crackable. You really want to start discussing things with someone, that’s how you do it. But it could require some snail mail or in person meets to setup the Pads.

And in other news me dino read today, Cuba has just cut off their internet so protestors can't compare notes.
Guess spying on citizen chatter has become less productive toward advancing the communist totalitarian cause.
USA Marxist Democrats take a note. You never know how uppity Deplorables may some day become.

I am sure they are already doing it. Ever had to confirm your identity with a fed agency ? The questions they ask to confirm shows a layer of knowledge that is probably illegal...

Yep. Looks like it's on now. This is turning into 1984...

Government exists to promote and expand itself and provide for its minions. They will use any ability to check messages to insure that no one is against the government, and take appropriate action.

Perhaps they should start fact checking the 'official' government sources since those now disseminating that information spent the last year discrediting valid information which turned out to be TRUE! Since 'official' sources have now been implicated in cover-ups, from the efficacy or certain mitigators to the actual source of the pandemic, the fact checking will be highly subjective and dependent upon the politics of those messaging and those receiving messages. This will be an enemies list along with Republicans, conservatives, Christians, supporters of Donald Trump, those in favor of voter ID; the list is endless!

Add this list to the other lists that have been going for years. "They " know who everyone is and what they believe. The difference now is that "they" now have enough minions in place to move at the least provocation. I still refuse my shot.

Do you suspect they will invade the Gulch?

Well they are panicking because the people don’t want the jab.
The ones that do have already taken it. These people are sick and will not be able to walk the streets when justice prevails.

I love the 99.5% of COVID deaths are among the unvaccinated.

Vaccines do work, but the vast majority of COVID deaths were before the vaccine was even available. Duh! The number is completely queered by this value. I estimate 80% of COVID deaths were before 10% of the people were vaccinated. If you scale the data this way, ~2.5% of the COVID deaths are among the vaccinated.