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He tapes over his camera on his laptop because he doesn't trust it. I do too and don't think this is odd behavior. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/j

He tapes over his camera on his laptop because he doesn't trust it. I do too and don't think this is odd behavior. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/22/mark-zuckerberg-tape-webcam-microphone-facebook https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/22/mark-zuck...

mrlala 7y ago
That is physical privacy.. it's so someone can't SEE YOU. Not track your online activity.
- rhizome 7y ago
  I don't understand your point, that they're "different?" Well no shit.
- visarga 7y ago
  Lack of privacy in online activities can be even more damaging today.
- solotronics 7y ago
  There is no difference.
CobrastanJorji 7y ago
While I understand the rank hypocrisy here, tech billionaires have a slightly different risk calculation than your average Joe. For example, Jeff Bezos's iPhone was hacked by a nation state using zero day exploits of video playback, delivered via a person message from its head of state. People like Bezos and Zuckerberg are on the wrong end of James Mickens's "Mossad or not-Mossad" threat model and should be taking different precautions than the average person.
- lonelappde 7y ago
  The people's whose weddings got bombed by drones, or who get thrown in jail for having the same skin color and being in the same city block as an alleged perpetrator, may see it differently from you.
  - ben_w 7y ago
    There is indeed a lot wrong in this world. What you describe is an additional problem. A normal person targeted by a blackmailer over their sexual history would be a closer model, although even then it would still not be close to the level of a state sponsored attack on you personally — that can include combining the drones with accurate information rather than whatever led to them hitting weddings, or it could be as mild as Van Eck phreaking to find what you’re looking/who you’re talking to at no matter how well you encrypt the connection.
    - visarga 7y ago
      Apparently being Zuck means you need to have an insane level of protection. But regular people also have things to lose when their privacy is thrown out the toilet. Thanks to z.
      - ben_w 7y ago
        Yes, I absolutely agree. Worse, most people don’t grok what computers can do, so they are unaware of how much they have lost until this bites them. Oh for the innocent bygone days of around 15 years ago.
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mrlala 7y ago

That is physical privacy.. it's so someone can't SEE YOU. Not track your online activity.

rhizome 7y ago
I don't understand your point, that they're "different?" Well no shit.
visarga 7y ago
Lack of privacy in online activities can be even more damaging today.
solotronics 7y ago
There is no difference.

CobrastanJorji 7y ago

While I understand the rank hypocrisy here, tech billionaires have a slightly different risk calculation than your average Joe. For example, Jeff Bezos's iPhone was hacked by a nation state using zero day exploits of video playback, delivered via a person message from its head of state. People like Bezos and Zuckerberg are on the wrong end of James Mickens's "Mossad or not-Mossad" threat model and should be taking different precautions than the average person.

lonelappde 7y ago
The people's whose weddings got bombed by drones, or who get thrown in jail for having the same skin color and being in the same city block as an alleged perpetrator, may see it differently from you.
- ben_w 7y ago
  There is indeed a lot wrong in this world. What you describe is an additional problem. A normal person targeted by a blackmailer over their sexual history would be a closer model, although even then it would still not be close to the level of a state sponsored attack on you personally — that can include combining the drones with accurate information rather than whatever led to them hitting weddings, or it could be as mild as Van Eck phreaking to find what you’re looking/who you’re talking to at no matter how well you encrypt the connection.
  - visarga 7y ago
    Apparently being Zuck means you need to have an insane level of protection. But regular people also have things to lose when their privacy is thrown out the toilet. Thanks to z.
    - ben_w 7y ago
      Yes, I absolutely agree. Worse, most people don’t grok what computers can do, so they are unaware of how much they have lost until this bites them. Oh for the innocent bygone days of around 15 years ago.

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