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I have a very similar list to yours. I'm also a datahoarder though, so I also have the reverse characteristics, i.e. if I don't have a copy then assume there ar
by penagwin 7y ago
I have a very similar list to yours. I'm also a datahoarder though, so I also have the reverse characteristics, i.e. if I don't have a copy then assume there are no copies left for me to ever access (assume adversaries have a backup though).
> - Anything written down and transmitted digitally will be available to anyone who wants it eventually. Besides my copy, the recipient has a copy, as do any number of intermediaries. Encrypted or not, that encryption will almost certainly be broken in my lifetime.
I completely agree. So we're now assuming that the information will exist indefinitely for adversaries (NSA warehouse), however if I don't have a copy then it's effectively gone (for me only).
> - Anything I say to someone in person is pretty safe, depending on how much I trust them not to record what is said.
I'm not quite there yet, but I've become leary of all the phones, laptops, cameras, personal assistants, etc. While I'm from the US (so mass spying is supposed to be illegal), and most companies like Amazon/Apple have been shown to be "mostly telling the truth" in terms of how they only transmit data after a trigger phrase, it's a lot of microphones.
Let's assume the person I'm talking to is 100% trusted, all it takes is a hacked Alexa to leak the conversation.
Likely or practical? Not really. Do I do anything specific such that I'd consider myself a potential NSA target? Not really.
But I consider privacy a human right so it's always something I'm thinking about.