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That's your interface to the data. Now imagine an NSA-like interface to the data. What is in there that you might not want future employers, dates, or others

That's your interface to the data. Now imagine an NSA-like interface to the data. What is in there that you might not want future employers, dates, or others to know about the corners of your (and everyone's) life? Then imagine if your least preferred political candidate gets elected several times in a row and has access to all that data about potential "undesirables". Think of the journalists, the political volunteers, the victims of stalking or abuse, the LGBTQ, the women who had an abortion after being pressured into sex, and think of that information in the hands of a corrupt regime, or hacked by a hostile foreign power (or radical religious hacker group).

wingerlang 10y ago
This potential scenario is valid, but it doesn't change my mind.
- nitrogen 10y ago
  History features could be implemented in a way that keeps all sensitive data on devices you control. The only way to encourage more privacy-respecting implementations is to consider the downsides, especially for people less fortunate or less mainstream or at greater risk, and demand technology that gives us the features we want without harming the privacy of everyone else in the process.
briandear 10y ago
The thought of Hillary Clinton having access to this list to direct IRS targeting against people she doesn't like is frightening. Yes there is a precedent -- the IRS intentionally targeted conservative non profits. The Department of Labor targeted Peter Thiel because of his political views. Radical leftists seem to enjoy using the government to attack people who don't support them politically. Remember First Lady Clinton got caught with FBI files of enemies in the White House. What possible use could a First Lady have for FBI files? Zero, none. Her with Google and NSA level data? God help us all. Perhaps we should have donated to her foundation to exempt us from her wrath.

wingerlang 10y ago

This potential scenario is valid, but it doesn't change my mind.

nitrogen 10y ago
History features could be implemented in a way that keeps all sensitive data on devices you control. The only way to encourage more privacy-respecting implementations is to consider the downsides, especially for people less fortunate or less mainstream or at greater risk, and demand technology that gives us the features we want without harming the privacy of everyone else in the process.

briandear 10y ago

The thought of Hillary Clinton having access to this list to direct IRS targeting against people she doesn't like is frightening. Yes there is a precedent -- the IRS intentionally targeted conservative non profits. The Department of Labor targeted Peter Thiel because of his political views. Radical leftists seem to enjoy using the government to attack people who don't support them politically. Remember First Lady Clinton got caught with FBI files of enemies in the White House. What possible use could a First Lady have for FBI files? Zero, none. Her with Google and NSA level data? God help us all. Perhaps we should have donated to her foundation to exempt us from her wrath.