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Re: I have something to hide

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Post by maxerickson »

signaler wrote: post #48

Could be relevant: http://blog.higg.so/2015/04/29/do-ad-blockers-and-anti-track... I wrote this in response to all the silver bullets being offered as a solution to fingerprinting. It turns out, it's a hard problem and not a quick fix. A small excerpt: "The EFF have released a tool called Panopticlick that creates a lossy hash of your browser. The idea behind the tool is to issue each user with a very unique browser…

The phrasing of Flash and JavaScript are typically disabled by users now because they can prove too invasive is awkward. I guess you must mean that is the typical motivation of people that choose to block, the problem I see is that it can be read to mean that typical users block flash/js (of course they don't).

Re: I have something to hide

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Post by bostik »

dkns wrote: post #17

"A website that wants you to understand that you're being tracked everywhere on the internet" Oh great! piwik script in source code Oh great! That really helps to drive the message.

Not to mention the website wanted to drop a cookie too.

I block cookies by default, and only allow manually selected sites to set them. Even then, the default for allowed is only until end of browser session.

So unless the cookie was something like "irony=true", it should not have been there. (I didn't bother to look what value it tried to set.)

Re: I have something to hide

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Post by pierreozoux »

thejrk wrote: post #51
mrek0 wrote: post #31

stupid guide, does recommend TOR for everyone without further information.

I'm curious why the desktop OS matters and why they suggest using linux to thwart NSA surveillance.

Free software is the way to go :) If your software is not free, you have no guarantee of what's happening there.

Re: I have something to hide

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Post by pierreozoux »

dkns wrote: post #17

"A website that wants you to understand that you're being tracked everywhere on the internet" Oh great! piwik script in source code Oh great! That really helps to drive the message.

IPs are annon, and I respect DoNotTrack from browsers. I think it is quiete fair!

Re: I have something to hide

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Post by GigabyteCoin »

rgbrgb wrote: post #46

"Would you allow a stranger to enter your home, and look around?" Yeah, that's how you make friends. Certainly not into government spying but this is a ridiculous comparison. Reminds me of those piracy ads that try to convince you not to download music by saying "you wouldn't download a car". It's like pretty different and of course I'd love to download a car. I'm down for the cause but I don't think talking to peopl…

>Yeah, that's how you make friends. Certainly not into government spying but this is a ridiculous comparison.

I disagree. The wording might not be perfect, but the comparison is sound imho.

Potential friends aren't typically total strangers. You are usually at least considered aquaintances at first. And potential friends don't typically go "looking around" your home on the first visit, either. They're usually quite respectful of your privacy from what I have gathered over the years.

They don't just get up and search for a bathroom, they'll ask you where it is.

Re: I have something to hide

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Post by pierreozoux »

rpcope1 wrote: post #30
rayalez wrote: post #26

Website is broken on my mobile browser. http://imgur.com/dILU51x

Speaking of which, did anyone else notice that the Initializr default favicon is still present? The owner might be wise to find his own (and to make it look less Initializr-y). :)

Thanks, it is being addressed here: https://github.com/LisbonInternetFreedom/ihavesomethingtohi....

Re: I have something to hide

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Post by greggman »

saraid216 wrote: post #56
abandonliberty wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We need to get comfortable with the fact that having things to hide does not make us guilty, criminal, or unethical. Whether it's dick pictures, political views, or associations with questionable NSA targeted groups like UNICEF[1]. I argue that it's our responsibility to hide things to support freedom and democracy. http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/05/22/nsa_gchq_...

I firmly disagree. Hiding things is a hack; the actual solution is to change society such that exposure entails no significant consequences. Sure, as a band-aid to make existing real people feel secure? Hiding things and keeping them hidden is fine. It's just an indicator of how far we as a society still have to go. Do remember: "it's our responsibility to hide things to support freedom and democracy" is the exact ar…

I'm not sure I follow your logic. So are you saying if we were a further advanced society people could have sex a crowded bus or restaurant and we should just all accept it and not expect them to get some privacy?

I'm not suggesting anyone should be ashamed of sex. I am suggesting that most people want that moment to be private and even those that around them want them to keep it private as well.

Re: I have something to hide

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Post by [deleted] »

saraid216 wrote: post #56
abandonliberty wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We need to get comfortable with the fact that having things to hide does not make us guilty, criminal, or unethical. Whether it's dick pictures, political views, or associations with questionable NSA targeted groups like UNICEF[1]. I argue that it's our responsibility to hide things to support freedom and democracy. http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/05/22/nsa_gchq_...

I firmly disagree. Hiding things is a hack; the actual solution is to change society such that exposure entails no significant consequences. Sure, as a band-aid to make existing real people feel secure? Hiding things and keeping them hidden is fine. It's just an indicator of how far we as a society still have to go. Do remember: "it's our responsibility to hide things to support freedom and democracy" is the exact ar…

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Re: I have something to hide

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Post by [deleted] »

maxerickson wrote: post #61
signaler wrote: post #48

Could be relevant: http://blog.higg.so/2015/04/29/do-ad-blockers-and-anti-track... I wrote this in response to all the silver bullets being offered as a solution to fingerprinting. It turns out, it's a hard problem and not a quick fix. A small excerpt: "The EFF have released a tool called Panopticlick that creates a lossy hash of your browser. The idea behind the tool is to issue each user with a very unique browser…

The phrasing of Flash and JavaScript are typically disabled by users now because they can prove too invasive is awkward. I guess you must mean that is the typical motivation of people that choose to block, the problem I see is that it can be read to mean that typical users block flash/js (of course they don't).

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