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> when reality finally strikes them with all of its might. In case someone accuses @ve55 of melodrama, "reality" could be as banal as your most embarrassing pe
by charlesism 8y ago
> when reality finally strikes them with all of its might.
In case someone accuses @ve55 of melodrama, "reality" could be as banal as your most embarrassing personal emails leaking to the world.
- beaner 8y agoThat seems like an argument against centralized mail hosts, which is a very different thing that what this thread is ostensibly for.
- charlesism 8y agoIf third parties have access your mail db, it's more like a "decentralized mail host" ;) That said, I see someone changed the title of the post. Now discussion here will be about two completely different subjects.
- ve55 8y agoIt could, but an email leak can be much more than it sounds. We have already had data breaches that have resulted in multiple deaths[1]. Just wait until we have one many times worse than this. Data breaches of the future will cause more than just a few suicides. Some may eventually cause war. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Madison_data_breach#Impact_and_ethics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Madison_data_breach#Imp....