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OP Here. I'm arguing the why you should care and what can happen. The article is a reflection on how I can explain my mother that she should care. Going inv

OP Here. I'm arguing the *why* you should care and *what* can happen. The article is a reflection on how I can explain my mother that she should care. Going invisible online doesn't mean you have to limit your presence - it really depends. That's why I think there are some fair criticism about the last paragraph of the article, that really doesn't tell you what to do.

fsflover 4y ago
> The article is a reflection on how I can explain my mother that she should care. I think you forgot one important point. Lack of privacy harms journalism and activism, making the government too powerful and not accountable. If only activists and journalists will try to have the privacy, it will be much easier to target them. Everyone should have privacy to protect them. It’s sort of like freedom of speech is necessary not just for journalists, but for everyone, even if you have nothing to say.
- nunorbatista 4y ago
  I find your argument to be true, but the idea is to discuss what we can do versus the standards which I find them to be GDPR and Apple. The first because it came out with a set of rules that didn't exist anywhere else in the world and the second because it prevented millions of people to be tracked when they navigate (obviously a commercial stunt, but still). I would question if anyone else made more for privacy in the last few years than these two (Maybe Firefox?) Maybe the whole world must push for GDPR-like regulation or for Android to block third-party cookies. Until then, the responsibility is on each individual.
  - fsflover 4y ago
    > Maybe the whole world must push for GDPR-like regulation Indeed, I agree. > I would question if anyone else made more for privacy in the last few years than these two (Maybe Firefox?) Apart from Firefox, consider GNU/Linux phones (Librem 5 and Pinephone), Mastodon (and other things based on ActivityPub), Qubes OS with Whonix and many other amazing projects.

OP Here. I'm arguing the *why* you should care and *what* can happen. The article is a reflection on how I can explain my mother that she should care. Going inv

fsflover 4y ago

> The article is a reflection on how I can explain my mother that she should care. I think you forgot one important point. Lack of privacy harms journalism and activism, making the government too powerful and not accountable. If only activists and journalists will try to have the privacy, it will be much easier to target them. Everyone should have privacy to protect them. It’s sort of like freedom of speech is necessary not just for journalists, but for everyone, even if you have nothing to say.

nunorbatista 4y ago
I find your argument to be true, but the idea is to discuss what we can do versus the standards which I find them to be GDPR and Apple. The first because it came out with a set of rules that didn't exist anywhere else in the world and the second because it prevented millions of people to be tracked when they navigate (obviously a commercial stunt, but still). I would question if anyone else made more for privacy in the last few years than these two (Maybe Firefox?) Maybe the whole world must push for GDPR-like regulation or for Android to block third-party cookies. Until then, the responsibility is on each individual.
- fsflover 4y ago
  > Maybe the whole world must push for GDPR-like regulation Indeed, I agree. > I would question if anyone else made more for privacy in the last few years than these two (Maybe Firefox?) Apart from Firefox, consider GNU/Linux phones (Librem 5 and Pinephone), Mastodon (and other things based on ActivityPub), Qubes OS with Whonix and many other amazing projects.