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I think you're conflating two different kinds of surveillance. The article is incrementing a counter to track the number of unique visitors. If one is worried

by xapata 4y ago

I think you're conflating two different kinds of surveillance. The article is incrementing a counter to track the number of unique visitors. If one is worried about blackmail or violence, especially from a government, then one should take precautions beyond complaining about the prevalence of browser cookies. Modern life, carrying a mobile internet device with GPS service, using a credit card, and going to places with security cameras, presents a variety of surveillance methods.

dspillett 4y ago
I was replying to the, well, the comment I replied to, rather than the counter method that started the thread. That post was anecdata about not minding being tracked, mine was anecdata regarding why I prefer we would not be. > especially from a government Where I to live in a regime like I mentioned above, I'd be as worried about vigilantism as much as government action. > presents a variety of surveillance methods. Fair point, but I see a difference between choosing to take a risk and companies trying to follow me around whether I want them to it not. Maybe it is my monkey brain that grew up noticeably before such tech was ubiquitous, said brain having been taught that being followed was at best a bit creepy!
- xapata 4y ago
  I used to follow the "I should keep everything private!" mantra that so many software engineers keep. Then I took a gig in advertising and realized how much information companies have despite my privacy efforts and learned to "love the bomb" so to speak. To fight the problems posed by ubiquitous corporate and government surveillance, I suggest ubiquitous public surveillance. Like streamers do, but everywhere, all the time, publicly broadcasted. If I get disappeared, at least it'll be televised. > vigilantism There's a difference between being embedded in a supportive community, afraid of violence from outsiders, and being embedded in an antagonistic society, afraid of violence from insiders. In the former, ubiquitous public surveillance might help. In the latter, I think there is nothing to do but emigrate.

by xapata 4y ago

dspillett 4y ago

I was replying to the, well, the comment I replied to, rather than the counter method that started the thread. That post was anecdata about not minding being tracked, mine was anecdata regarding why I prefer we would not be. > especially from a government Where I to live in a regime like I mentioned above, I'd be as worried about vigilantism as much as government action. > presents a variety of surveillance methods. Fair point, but I see a difference between choosing to take a risk and companies trying to follow me around whether I want them to it not. Maybe it is my monkey brain that grew up noticeably before such tech was ubiquitous, said brain having been taught that being followed was at best a bit creepy!

xapata 4y ago
I used to follow the "I should keep everything private!" mantra that so many software engineers keep. Then I took a gig in advertising and realized how much information companies have despite my privacy efforts and learned to "love the bomb" so to speak. To fight the problems posed by ubiquitous corporate and government surveillance, I suggest ubiquitous public surveillance. Like streamers do, but everywhere, all the time, publicly broadcasted. If I get disappeared, at least it'll be televised. > vigilantism There's a difference between being embedded in a supportive community, afraid of violence from outsiders, and being embedded in an antagonistic society, afraid of violence from insiders. In the former, ubiquitous public surveillance might help. In the latter, I think there is nothing to do but emigrate.