In a different context. News articles and academic papers probably should be permanent in most cases. My social media feed - personal data in general - probabl

In a different context. News articles and academic papers probably should be permanent in most cases. My social media feed - personal data in general - probably should not. For that, there are simply too many bad actors on the internet that will go the length to piece together a complete dossier of you, should you ever look like a juicy target. That goes for people that know they have an attack surface and should probably practice good hygiene online, but also for unwilling participants in Kiwifarm-esque witch hunts (read: neurodivergent and queer people). Not to mention what this "osint" can achieve in the hands of more powerful actors - state actors[1] even. [1]: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-transgender-database-drivers-license_n_639be2ede4b0f4895ad9fcc8 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-transgender-database-dr...