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What you seem to be looking for is a single solution to the privacy problem. There isn't one (or it's too cumbersome). You need to think in terms of risk asses
by gtirloni 7y ago
What you seem to be looking for is a single solution to the privacy problem. There isn't one (or it's too cumbersome).
You need to think in terms of risk assessment and onion security. Use your most secure and cumbersome security apparatus for activities and data that afford it.
If you don't want ANY data to be collected about you, anywhere, you're going to have a very hard time. Not even fully analog people can easily manage that anymore.
In summary, ask yourself what you're protecting from. I've gone through a paranoid phase and learn all of this the hard way. It's not fun and brings little tangible benefits.
- JohnFen 7y agoExcellent advice. My primary concern is to avoid data leakages to marketers, app developers, and the Googles of the world. My secondary concern is to avoid being caught up in dragnet operations of the sort that the article is reporting. Trying to evade a governmental body who is interested in me specifically isn't really on my radar at all, in part because I'm not interesting to such bodies, and in part because if that becomes a point of concern for me, then I need to stop carrying any devices that transmit radio signals at all.
- wbronitsky 7y agoWhile I do agree with you generally, I'm not sure there is much you can do if a governmental body wants you for some reason. I always find Mickens to have the best explanation here: Threat: The Mossad doing Mossad things with your email account Solution: Magical amulets? Fake your own death, move into a submarine? YOU’RE STILL GONNA BE MOSSAD’ED UPON http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/mickens/files/thisworldofours.pdf http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/mickens/files/thisworldofou...