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People are talking about the possibility of being spied on by governments. I think if you’re targeted by government or intelligence agencies, then even self hos
by geraneum 4y ago
People are talking about the possibility of being spied on by governments. I think if you’re targeted by government or intelligence agencies, then even self hosting most likely won’t save you from them.
What is important here, and why these laws matter, is how trivial it is to get access to your data, or for companies to sell your data. That’s why I appreciate the European’s effort to have better laws for our privacy.
If you really want to be government proof, then you better host everything in a server in a remote secret location out of their reach.
- dorgo 4y agoGoverments and intelligence agencies can't target everyone. But they can gather data for future use. So if you don't give them your data you won't be targeted in the future.
- pdimitar 4y agoThis goes both ways, the lack of the usual amount of data about you is a data point in itself. `SELECT * from citizens where data_points < 50;` And then somebody aims a botnet armed with zero-days in your direction. But yeah, that requires dedicated adversaries that actually notice you -- which is not a given, I'll agree.
- dorgo 4y agoIf they have to run a query and pay for the botnet I already won a small battle.
- geraneum 4y agoThis is a good point. I would say we shouldn’t make it easy for the governments to access the data as well as private interest or companies. These are not mutually exclusive. EU privacy laws are a step in the right direction. It’s progress. We can build on it.
- fritigern 4y agoYou are probably right, but that doesn't mean I want to make it easy for them.