The forgotten war on beepers

Post by 2024throwaway » Wed, Apr 17, 2024, 11:26 PM UTC

ctrw wrote: post #180

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If you have done nothing wrong you have nothing to hide. Just ask the animal libratio armys fringes who think that the death penalty is a reasonable response to eating meat.

Post by caseyy » Wed, Apr 17, 2024, 11:29 PM UTC

2024throwaway wrote: post #181

caseyy wrote: post #179

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Yes, there are many reasonable arguments. For example: your data is sold to third parties you don't know, and they use it against you or in unethical ways. For example, visiting a mental health clinic might mean your car insurance rates go up, or Facebook adjusts their algorithm to cause you more distress and hook you more, or your credit rating goes down. Objectively, you are worse off because you were tracked. See…

Citations needed. These sound like wild conspiracy theories.

Post by asdff » Wed, Apr 17, 2024, 11:32 PM UTC

ghaff wrote: post #172

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Modern conveniences is right. Everything is two factor authenticated now. Even if you avoid that in your private life your workplace is liable to roll it out if they haven't already.

There are alternatives to 2FA that don't require phones. But, yeah, at some point you become the weird person who refused to have a smartphone (or a cell phone at all) and, unless you're really special in some way, you probably have a target on your back.

Post by ghaff » Wed, Apr 17, 2024, 11:35 PM UTC

asdff wrote: post #186

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There are alternatives to 2FA that don't require phones. But, yeah, at some point you become the weird person who refused to have a smartphone (or a cell phone at all) and, unless you're really special in some way, you probably have a target on your back.

For my workplace it was a choice of downloading duo on the phone or getting sms codes. In the past year they cut out the sms codes, now you get a temporary code from the duo app you need to enter into the login portal vs just a push to duo.

Post by caseyy » Wed, Apr 17, 2024, 11:38 PM UTC

2024throwaway wrote: post #185

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Because the cell phone company logs that information and will turn it over to law enforcement without a warrant?

They can know I was at Costco too. I’m fine with that.