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People in totalitarian regimes aren't safe. This is kind of a given. What everyone everywhere can resist, though, is corporate surveillance. That's the aim peo
by hkt 6y ago
People in totalitarian regimes aren't safe. This is kind of a given.
What everyone everywhere can resist, though, is corporate surveillance. That's the aim people should have.
- Kalium 6y agoYou're absolutely right. Corporate surveillance can, should, and must be resisted. It is perhaps worth considering carefully if exposing most people to surveillance they are not equipped to defend against from lots of entities (such as with typical DNS) is an improvement over something like Oblivious DoH. It might even offer some protection against some totalitarian governments in some cases. Again, you're completely right. Protecting people from corporate surveillance is very important! I just think it might be worth considering that we don't have a perfect answer at the moment, and some subtlety in how we think about this might be in order.
- core-questions 6y agoYes. The alternative is what I call "totalitarian liberalism" - it's not going to be communism, it's not going to be fascism, it's going to look a lot more like IKEA, and while it may be easier to physically step out of line, the incentives structure is rapidly converging on finding ways to keep you corralled in invisible ways.