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When is the quaint notion of privacy going to die? I don't get it. Any privacy you have today is purely through obscurity. I decided a couple years ago to just
by jhspaybar 15y ago
When is the quaint notion of privacy going to die? I don't get it. Any privacy you have today is purely through obscurity. I decided a couple years ago to just go fully public, my Facebook is open, and I assume at some day in the future, every post I've ever made anywhere will eventually be linked directly to me through some kind of smart algorithm. The reality today is if you want it hidden, don't do it, or hope no one ever has a reason to care if you did it.
- dhimes 15y agoWell, good luck with that. Time may prove you correct, but I am not willing to throw in the towel on the fight for privacy just yet. I hope there are more like me.
- jcbrand 15y agoThat's an incredibly naive and short sighted view to take. What if one day, some activity that you now openly partake in, is condemned or made illegal and all people who partake in it are rounded up? That might sound paranoid but history is replete with examples of oppressive regimes who captured, tortured and/or killed people they deemed subversive, immoral or unwanted. One recent example that's perhaps not a cliche is Uganda, where very oppressive anti-gay laws are being passed and people in power are agitating for the death sentence for homosexuals. What if gay Ugandan people followed your example and lived their whole lives openly on the internet?
- angersock 15y agoCome, come, surely this would never be a concern. Don't ruin the poor kid's delusions.
- vibrunazo 15y agoNot an option for a lot of people.
- jhspaybar 15y agoI guess I didn't make my point well enough. The point is it isn't an option, not because you want it hidden, but because you've already "lost". You can't keep it hidden anymore and you shouldn't live under the impression you can.
- jcbrand 15y agoThat's of course not true. Privacy is not binary. While most people have lost some privacy over the last years it's not a "all hope is lost, lets throw in the towel" situation. There are still many ways to safeguard one's privacy and it's important to still fight/agitate for that right.
- crpatino 15y agoI second that, privacy is not binary. Also, when you think in security, it is always a trade off. And you cannot make rational decisions if you do not have a threat model. Maybe government agencies and big corporations know your every step. But I find perturbing that you choose to expose yourself to the garden variety of scumbag in the street. "Look all these nice gadgets and appliances at my home, which by the way is going to be alone for 3 weeks". +1
- CamperBob 15y agoSo, let's see your Social Security or other government-issued ID number, your credit card numbers, and your mother's maiden name.
- angersock 15y ago"Any privacy you have today is purely through obscurity." That is, indeed, the definition of privacy. Good show. "The reality today is if you want it hidden, don't do it, or hope no one ever has a reason to care if you did it." Yes, because there is never a time when I might want to do something that others might not want me to. Say, stand up for my rights, for what's good, for what's unpopular. Don't be a fucking imbecile.
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- figglesonrails 15y agoIf privacy is gone, then email me my shoe size, favorite pizza, and a picture of my fish. (hint: I don't have a fish)
- angersock 15y agogive me five minutes in photoshop and ten minutes on reddit you will soon have a fish