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> What you are proposing is essentially security through obscurity It's a great way to combat bureacracies. It only doesn't work against smart people, such as
by philipallstar 1y ago
> What you are proposing is essentially security through obscurity
It's a great way to combat bureacracies. It only doesn't work against smart people, such as computer hackers.
- DanielHB 1y agoThis kind of security benefits the general population against mass-scale crackdowns (like dodging conscription in Russia) of course, but it can still be weaponized against individuals (like journalists, dissidents, political opposition). Which are the main people who needs this kind of data-protection.
- philipallstar 1y agoThey're the main people who need it because mass-scale crackdowns don't work. They're the only reachable targets.