Tim BrayDec 29, 2022
I know, it’s just a “Someone Is Wrong On The Internet” piece, but that NYTimes piece about Why Signal Is Bad And Privacy Is Bad needs to be refuted in a compact explainer, so here’s mine: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2022/12/29/Privacy-is-OK
Privacy Is OK

ongoing by Tim Bray
Show threadweems :verified:Dec 30, 2022
@timbray @mmasnick wait, wtaf, is someone thinking when they are seriously arguing that "privacy is bad" as if it's a claim that should be respected rather than just disregarded as on its faith ridiculous and wrong. Has anyone checked if he has law enforcement connections because this just sounds like a cops take.
Show threadAndrea
@weems @timbray @mmasnick He's an "AI ethicist and virtue consultant" - i.e. professional grifter
Dec 30, 2022 at 2:26amWeb
Show threadweems :verified:Dec 30, 2022
@andrea @timbray @mmasnick an ethicist that thinks "privacy is bad" is an acceptable claim? Must never have any of his claims challenges, and I worry what that means about his view of ethics, generally.
Show threadweems :verified:Dec 30, 2022
@andrea @timbray @mmasnick must never have had **
Show threadAndreaDec 30, 2022
@weems @timbray @mmasnick ethicist the way Leon "wisdom of repugnance" Kass was an ethicist I expect
Show threadweems :verified:Dec 30, 2022
@andrea @timbray @mmasnick can you be called an ethicist, if you don't have ethics 😅
Show threadAndreaDec 30, 2022
@weems @timbray @mmasnick plenty of people will pay good money to be pronounced ethical or to have their enemies pronounced unethical
Show threadweems :verified:Dec 30, 2022
@andrea @timbray @mmasnick that in and of itself is unethical, and they just don't even see it, ignorance that thick is kind of beautiful.