Going dark: online privacy and anonymity for normal people
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Re: Going dark: online privacy and anonymity for normal people
#2I really object to the language of "dark" to describe privacy or anonymity, which are thereby painted with a sinister connotation.
Re: Going dark: online privacy and anonymity for normal people
#3I really object to the language of "dark" to describe privacy or anonymity, which are thereby painted with a sinister connotation.
Similar to /s/blacklist/blocklist, maybe we can replace this with "Going Transparent" to describe privacy or anonymity.
Re: Going dark: online privacy and anonymity for normal people
#4I really object to the language of "dark" to describe privacy or anonymity, which are thereby painted with a sinister connotation.
Similar to /s/blacklist/blocklist, maybe we can replace this with "Going Transparent" to describe privacy or anonymity.
Inspired by this comic: "Going other": http://www.robot-hugs.com/other-five/
P.S: Dark is cool ;-)
Re: Going dark: online privacy and anonymity for normal people
#5Doesn't this create a risk of committing fraud and identity theft in some countries?
I can understand it wouldn't be a crime to create a random email address but creating a fake house address and using this for payments sounds a little tricky.
Re: Going dark: online privacy and anonymity for normal people
#6Doesn't this create a risk of committing fraud and identity theft in some countries? I can understand it wouldn't be a crime to create a random email address but creating a fake house address and using this for payments sounds a little tricky.
It doesn't create a risk of these activities.
It may make it easier for people to commit fraud, though I suspect anyone considering that career choice is probably slightly ahead of the content of this article.
As to identity theft - I can't see how this article would help or hinder anyone in that pursuit. I guess if you follow one of the practices described - unique ID attributes at your various throwaway / anonymity-desired sites you visit - you may make it slightly harder for someone to pinch your identity.
Re: Going dark: online privacy and anonymity for normal people
#7I really object to the language of "dark" to describe privacy or anonymity, which are thereby painted with a sinister connotation.
A better term already exists: "blank"
Computer Court 9: "Guilty. Take her down."
Convicted Blank: "I know my rights. I won't be judged by a machine!"
Dragul: "You don't have any rights. You're a Blank."
Convicted Blank: "Blank is beautiful!
Blank is beautiful!
Blank is beautiful!"
Re: Going dark: online privacy and anonymity for normal people
#8This is just a list of more things for them to clamp down on.
I'm thinking about going in the opposite direction, and broadcasting all of my personally identifying information (credit card, SSN, etc). Obviously I would have to set aside a large amount of time to deal with issuing fraud reports, and make sure that I wasn't risking anything that I can't afford to lose--but it does seem simpler in some ways.
After all, if you don't have anything to hide, you're bulletproof, right?
Re: Going dark: online privacy and anonymity for normal people
#9This is just a list of more things for them to clamp down on. I'm thinking about going in the opposite direction, and broadcasting all of my personally identifying information (credit card, SSN, etc). Obviously I would have to set aside a large amount of time to deal with issuing fraud reports, and make sure that I wasn't risking anything that I can't afford to lose--but it does seem simpler in some ways. After all,…
The problem: "Nothing to hide" depends on the context. Maybe you don't have anything to hide under the current laws, but what about laws in 20 years from now? Maybe times change and suddenly, you've got a lot to hide.
Re: Going dark: online privacy and anonymity for normal people
#10This is just a list of more things for them to clamp down on. I'm thinking about going in the opposite direction, and broadcasting all of my personally identifying information (credit card, SSN, etc). Obviously I would have to set aside a large amount of time to deal with issuing fraud reports, and make sure that I wasn't risking anything that I can't afford to lose--but it does seem simpler in some ways. After all,…
Nice idea! If you do this, your defense to the banks could be that the government forced you to go public. You're covered.