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Couldn't have said it better myself! Privacy is first and foremost a discipline and a practice, just like security. It's a form of self-respect, in my eyes. Som
by tediousdemise 4y ago
Couldn't have said it better myself! Privacy is first and foremost a discipline and a practice, just like security. It's a form of self-respect, in my eyes. Some would say it's even a natural human right.
Commoditizing it is a recipe for disaster.
Edit: Expansion of the self-respect tidbit. Lack of privacy enables others to have control over you. Feeling like you are not in control, or actually being controlled by someone (shame, blackmail, etc.) can be very damaging to your mental health. Respect yourself, strive for privacy. You deserve it as much as anyone else.
- randomhodler84 4y agoI don’t know. I don’t think all “commoditization” of privacy is a bad thing. WhatsApp commoditized it, Signal; SSL/TLS; Tor; Privacy Coins; these all vastly improved the privacy of comms on the planet. One needs to determine outcomes rather than declaring it app disasters. maybe democratizing privacy is a better way to phrase than commoditization — which implies some cost savings rather than the just consumer availability.
- tediousdemise 4y agoThanks for chiming in. I've been having some difficulty expressing my thoughts lately so sometimes I don't make the most sense. Yes, I definitely agree with you--democratization is a much better way to put it.
- randomhodler84 4y agoPlease write and express yourself! You made sense to me and I wanted to add the conversation. I’ve thrown around many crazy ideas and the best ones seem to stir conversation and evolve or die. Ideas are better discussed in a room with many dissenting opinions.