Will people start caring for their privacy if most of the links posted were tracking free?
The reason I am asking is because despite the amount of posts I posted and all the ways that I advocated for getting news from tracking free websites/ non-profits, people don’t seem to change.
I still see people posting links from people, the independent, CBS, Vox Media and other evil companies still being posted.
Will people on the long-term change or is it a lost cause?
I think a lot of Americans are about to find out why privacy was and is important.
Also, an expert gathering OSINT about someone will make anyone shit their pants (this can be illegal, don’t do it, unless you have written consent).
I have this awful feeling that Americans have been raised in such a way that they are incapable of learning lessons. They have been raised on “if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear” - which is literally a parable against that mindset - and are so blindly defferential to authority due to half a century of authoritarian brainwashing that no amount of abuse will ever convince them otherwise.
Look at all the “leopards eating faces” news right now. “This is terrible, why is this happening, this isn’t what I voted for… but I would vote for it again in a heartbeat.”
As a german, the standing up to the american flag and sometimes pledging your allegiance in schools is some insane north korea shit to me. Does that still happen?
Yes, it’s practically mandatory in school and sporting events (major and minor). It’s nationalist and authoritarian on its face, both being utterly incompatible with the concept of freedom and liberty. A free people should not be “pledging allegiance” to anything or anyone, ever.
Absolutely does. To be fair though, not all states do it.
Thanks for letting me know.
I hope it isn’t mandatory, because that would be undeniable indoctrination, but I imagine there is social pressure anyways. It’s good to hear that some states don’t do it. I hope it becomes less and less common in the future.
Doing OSINT is exactly what converted me into a privacy advocate.
I saw some retiree earlier today trying to take a pic of something. Opened his phone holding it up for all to see, and has only stock Android and bloatware apps. Like he just set it up yesterday. Worn cover and screen indicates, nope, not a new phone. I sighed a heavy sigh of sadness. Old guy has no idea. And would be pissed if he actually knew how much data he sprays all over.
This is super true. The more IT savvy you are (especially network administration and app development), the more you end up thinking “how the fuck is this legal and no one cares?”.
Edit: Forgot to mention OSINT and pentesting as they are obvious.
How often I have seen older peoples unhinged comments on explicit posts, while having their photo, full legal name and sometimes their address and phone number on public display is insane.
Telling them this and running wireshark on their device, explaining the logs in simple terms could change their minds.