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Start taking you privacy seriously, and opting out of bad services where you can. This sometimes means not getting to be on $latestplatform, and missing a few c
by arminiusreturns 7y ago
Start taking you privacy seriously, and opting out of bad services where you can. This sometimes means not getting to be on $latestplatform, and missing a few conversations, etc. Sticking to your principles is never easy or costless. Even then, verify that what you are using isn't spying on you. That means read the EULAs and TOSs. That means packet sniff your network regularly to find potential issues. etc etc It requires work.
I think there will be a huge market for entities to help individuals without these skills do these things.
- dredmorbius 7y agoThe article's point is that individual actions really don't scale. This is a general problem of race-to-the-bottom dynamics -- a form of Gresham's Law. At best, personal resistance simply opens more space for the bad actors / RTTB dynamic. Instituting systemic blocks, through regulation, legislation, taboo, or other mechanisms, is required. Individual action can help spread awareness. But it's a first step, not a last.
- arminiusreturns 7y agoI guess in that case I'd be interested in hearing more about the "other mechanisms".
- dredmorbius 7y agoAnything that's systemic and collective rather than individual. A few come to mind, but the primary intent was to indicate my list was not comprehensive.
- arminiusreturns 7y agoI understand that, I just feel like the others in your list have tended to fail to produce change (regulation, legislation, taboo), via regulatory capture, K-street and money influence on congress, and media manipulation, respectively. So I am more interested in anything you might consider to go in the other category. Not looking for a comprehensive list, just something to get started with.