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"Privacy is dead" is not just a hopeless take. It's an engineered response from years of people losing hope that couldn't be further from the truth.

I discussed the dangerous narrative and the small things that actually fight back.
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Why Even Smart People Think Privacy Is Dead

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May 15 at 2:59amWeb
Show threadIvan TodorovMay 15

@techlore an absolutely dangerous one, agreed.

Few years back I started dabbling with self hosting and now I’m managing a few FOSS based online services like IRC, meta search engine, etc for people to use - fully private, hosted on the servers at home and free to be used by anyone.

So, definitely doable :)

Show threadARGVMI~1.PIFMay 21

@ivantodorov @techlore

More generally: you control what information you disclose and who you disclose it to.

You may not be able to control what they do with the information once you disclose it, but your ability to not disclose in the first place, or disclose to someone else instead, still gives you a lot of power.

For example, I got a friend group to move from a commercial video chat app to Jitsi Meet. Now Jitsi is a household name for a dozen old folks, most of whom are not privacy nerds.

Show threadARGVMI~1.PIFMay 21

@ivantodorov @techlore

This is why government app mandates scare the hell out of me, though.

You can always opt out of using an app if you don't trust the company that made it, but if the government *forces* you to use software you don't trust, then your privacy is truly lost.

For example, the European Union's EUDI Wallet, which will soon be required to access most websites, requires a certified Apple or Google phone. If you don't trust Apple or Google, then you're forced off the Internet.

Show threadShredd Tone  May 20
@techlore
It's not about say how smart you are, rather it's about knowing how to applying yourself. Of course we can fight back without having to fight at all, so to speak. Simply giving up isn't going to help anyone at all. There are ways, it's just a matter of finding them.