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If you require that level of privacy you are either -Buying drugs or illegal porn -A terrorist -A libertarian that opposes taxation That's not how society w
by MomoXenosaga 4y ago
If you require that level of privacy you are either
-Buying drugs or illegal porn
-A terrorist
-A libertarian that opposes taxation
That's not how society works thank god.
- roenxi 4y agoI don't see how I would buy drugs or conduct terrorism on HN. And while avoiding tax on $50 might be a win, it is a boring part of the scenario. I don't want to post PII info publicly from this account. But, in practice (ie, we're long past theory) if I want to accept payment as roenxi I can. And if I use something like Monero, it'll be extremely anonymous. There'll be a use for that sort of tech to someone and for legitimate purposes.
- nathias 4y agoyou forgot that the only use of cryptography in general is for pedophiles
- dkarl 4y agoI'm not a fan of crypto, but when I read things like this, I have mixed feelings. Porn showing homosexual acts is illegal in some countries. Abortion is becoming illegal in many parts of the US. It's a conflict that isn't going to be ended any time soon: social control is used for good and for evil. We celebrate social disorder in Tiananmen Square and fear it at the U.S. Capitol. It's not like we can pick one side, order or disorder, and feel completely safe with our choice.
- slashtab 4y agoPeople with your logic agrees with mass surveillance because good people have nothing to hide. Privacy doesn't mean you have something to hide.