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Tbh I am shoked that this is that big of a cultural difference, but i guess god to know? The right to ones private information is one of the core principles of
by cf498 8y ago
Tbh I am shoked that this is that big of a cultural difference, but i guess god to know? The right to ones private information is one of the core principles of the German Hacker community.
Do you by any chance have some material on the moral position of the US hacker community on privacy? It seemed I assumed far to many similarities.
- ghaff 8y agoI suspect that the position of most in the "US hacker community," whatever that means, is that public information is public. Individuals may have issues with the government or large corporations harvesting data in a systematic way but I'm pretty sure most would be reluctant to restrict, for example, individuals taking photos in public places. In general, the US tilts more toward the rights of individuals to say/write/publish as they please than Europe probably does. If anything, the "US hacker community" is probably more suspicious of the government restricting such rights than the population as a whole is.
- jMyles 8y agoNo, it is not a cultural difference. People in Germany do not largely believe that they own every particle that bounces off of them. Your position is ridiculous and not widely held.
- cf498 8y agoThats a hypothesis you can easily test the next time you are in Germany. Shove random people in the street a camera in the face and scream "PHOTONS WANT TO BE FREE".
- jMyles 8y agoPeople in both places will react negatively to having their personal space invaded. People in both places will react positively to freedom of journalism and expression. Although there are many cultural differences between our homes, this is not one of them.