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> Nazi ideology is disgusting Disgusting is the least of its problems. I'm not saying this in connection to the privacy issue, it's just weird to see something

> Nazi ideology is disgusting Disgusting is the least of its problems. I'm not saying this in connection to the privacy issue, it's just weird to see something like "death is icky, it smells bad". > I don't think being an asshole with retarded ideology is enough to lose your fundamental human rights. I don't know who is being doxed by WhiteLeaks, but again, the bigger problem is that doxing creates threats to personal welfare, health and life. I'm not sure how doxing can be stopped in the current polarized political environment, both sides use it as a weapon... because it works as such. Maybe we should focus on that problem instead.

sabaimran 10mo ago
The death of privacy is definitely a more fundamental issue here, outside of politics. In an ideal world, private citizens, even if they have notorious views, have a right to privacy.
- bigbadfeline 10mo ago
  > In an ideal world, private citizens, even if they have notorious views, have a right to privacy. Privacy is definitely important, in an ideal world we'd like to have as much of it as possible but we are now in world that's far from ideal. > The death of privacy is definitely a more fundamental issue here, Well, my prior comment was about personal security and why it's so easily, and on so many levels, jeopardized by the lack of privacy. In that light, privacy isn't the more fundamental issue for sure. We know that "security through obscurity" isn't the best way to get there, it's rough analogy but it does apply here too. The fundamental issues are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, we'd be in a very rough spot if high levels of secrecy were the only way to secure these. Even under the best of conditions, secrecy has a limited reach and lifespan, it simply doesn't play well with liberty and happiness. So, there are more fundamental issues than privacy, and while more privacy is definitely an enhancer, it's just a knife in gun fight.

sabaimran 10mo ago

The death of privacy is definitely a more fundamental issue here, outside of politics. In an ideal world, private citizens, even if they have notorious views, have a right to privacy.

bigbadfeline 10mo ago
> In an ideal world, private citizens, even if they have notorious views, have a right to privacy. Privacy is definitely important, in an ideal world we'd like to have as much of it as possible but we are now in world that's far from ideal. > The death of privacy is definitely a more fundamental issue here, Well, my prior comment was about personal security and why it's so easily, and on so many levels, jeopardized by the lack of privacy. In that light, privacy isn't the more fundamental issue for sure. We know that "security through obscurity" isn't the best way to get there, it's rough analogy but it does apply here too. The fundamental issues are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, we'd be in a very rough spot if high levels of secrecy were the only way to secure these. Even under the best of conditions, secrecy has a limited reach and lifespan, it simply doesn't play well with liberty and happiness. So, there are more fundamental issues than privacy, and while more privacy is definitely an enhancer, it's just a knife in gun fight.