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Mass surveillance is so normalized and internalized, any expectation of basic privacy is considered sketchy.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with being able to transact privately and freely.

It's wrong for governments to monitor the financials of all of their citizens.
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ben 2y ago

I’d take this a step further for the homies and remind them there’s nothing wrong with being able to live privately. it’s wrong for govt/big tech to monitor literal everything. here are some examples from my own life:

- don’t share your phone number for reward points at coffee shops, grocery stores, etc

- when someone calls and asks “Hi am I speaking to $name”, immediately ask who is calling before providing any information. if it’s sensitive information ask for their name and call back on the company’s publicly listed number

- no Alexa, ring cams, etc on your property

- leave the cell phone at home every once in a while

- use a unique email address per service

- pay cash

- do not install apps like facebook, instagram, etc on your phone

- browse the web without being logged in, block tracking, default no script

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Oi 2y ago

Encrypt your drives

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Luke Dashjr 2y ago

But find a better guide. This one will damage your SSD

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Oi 2y ago

How? I've been using it for years.

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Luke Dashjr 2y ago

Never use shred on a modern system. It is always ineffective, and in the case of SSDs can damage them (not just wear, but fills the disk to the max).

If you don't mind an attacker knowing how much free space you have, ideally you should also enable discards in luksOpen (check out the persistent setting) and mount.

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Oi 2y ago

Much appreciated, the guide is old.

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Carlos 2y ago

You can add "using zaps" to that list

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nym 2y ago

I agree. Those are good ways we can make a difference in our personal lives, and if the masses adopt that behavior, governmental change can occur.

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Javier 2y ago

Working on this little by little my self but for sure will add, ditch Google, Facebook, and Microsoft and all big tech if they show disregard for your privacy. Not easy but even small steps are important steps.

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