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Comment by cynicalsecurity | original | Brits would quite like their private messages to stay private
[−]cynicalsecurity · 2026-08-30 Sun 10:29 UTC · link
Unless Brits are ready to rise up and topple their government, this poll means nothing.
[−]defrost · 2026-08-30 Sun 10:42 UTC · link
They can rise up on occasion; The Guardian news outlet frequently linked here on HN was founded following the Peterloo Massacre (1812).

That sacrifice didn't see fruit for two decades until the Reform Act 1832 opened the franchise to allow more the right to vote.

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Act_1832