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The fact that you are charging for your privacy tips is proof you don't believe people's own actions are the reason they are tracked. I really thought you were someone in the privacy hobby with a little self awareness. Sorry, I'm not going to purchase a membership to edgelordanarchyhacktivist.com

The best thing a person can do for their privacy isn't trying to plug all of their information leaks up with a thousand tricks and bandaids. It's to not generate information in the first place. The most private person on Earth hides his home address by being homeless, prevents mobile phone tracking and triangulation by not owning a phone, and hides his purchase history by never buying anything.

Privacy isn't about patching together a bunch of random things. It's about considering what one wants out of life, what one is willing to give up, and who one wants to defend against. Privacy is about acknowledging that information really does come solely from one's own actions, and it is about admitting fault for all of the little pieces of information that we put out, especially the ones we will never choose to stop putting out.

GHOST 5mo ago 💬 1

Really? How am I charging? The blog is free

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Scoundrel 5mo ago 💬 1

Ah, I didn't realize your membership was technically free. Of course it requires someone to give you their email though, LOL!

In any case, if you really believed that people's actions are why they leak information then you would be able to name alternative courses of action to using all those little privacy tricks and tools.

Privacy is a hobby, not a realistic way of life!

GHOST 5mo ago

Technically free... I need a email in order to contact people with information and updates. No other reliable way to do so. It requires someone to sign up, confirm that they intended to do so, and then every email has a single click unsubscribe button. No one gets the email unless they really want it and I do not filter burner or anon accounts which I am happy to see 90% are using.

I am not following your argument in the slightest that People's actions somehow don't have a impact on their results.

Privacy is more than a hobby. Everyone has different needs and risks which determines what actions are required to mitigate those risks.

You are free to ride your motorcycle without a helmet but it's foolish if you have something to lose.

Scoundrel 5mo ago

See? People could easily hide their email from you by simply not reading your field manuals or not recieving updates. But blaming people's lack of privacy on a choice like that is inconceivable to you. instead you choose to focus on burner and anonymous emails. You don't blame people's choices for their lack of privacy, you blame their lack of technological gimmicks.

But these gimmicks aren't guarunteed to exist. Only through inaction and by abstaining completely from having any interesting personal information can someone have truly robust and reliable privacy. You don't REALLY blame people's actions for their lack of privacy, because you refuse to acknowledge an empty life as a legitimate option. That's what makes privacy just a hobby for you, and most other privacy fans.

I just wish y'all had a little self awareness. People don't care very much about your personal information, and if they did, all of these weak tricks would not be sufficient. All it would take is one slip up in an area you didn't consider. All because you refuse to acknowledge the nuclear option.