• ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I fear false privacy because a corporation runs it. I’ve never been afraid of a government but I worry about corporate shittery all the time.

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        9 months ago

        I use a VPN to stop work camps I stay at from knowing what porn I watch, to stop media companies from sending me copyright infringement notifications, and to stop public wifis from having as much info on me.

        Its all about threat model. If you’re concerned with government actors then you need to be more secure than just a VPN.

        My countries intelligence agency is not working with media companies like that. The cops and courts would eventually enforce some order against me if it ever went to court but more likely is my ISP just ditches me as a customer if I get too many strikes.

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            9 months ago

            Well there are only three isps here and yes I understand what you are saying but. It never gets as far as government force it doesn’t have too. The ISP will drop me.

            Also the ISP is the media company lots of the time, and its only a crime that will go to court and win if I made money distributing copyrighted material.

            I don’t want my ISP to know much about what I’m doing either. They aren’t trustworthy, they often get caught illegally shaping traffic and such too.

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                9 months ago

                Don’t condescend to me. I understand the link between government and capital and am not an american.

                What are you even proposing anyways? I am against government oppression and copyright law in general. All private property is theft from the commons. But in the meantime I will use a VPN because I trust Mullvad in Sweden more than I trust my own ISPs.

                If I was committing crimes that were more serious then I would not use a VPN I would use a more robust security model.

                My ISP is not powerless without government. They have massive power, they control 1/3rd of all cellular and internet communications. And like I said also control large amounts of satellite TV and cable broadcasting.

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                    9 months ago

                    The court cases stuff which is where you also called me a sweet summer child. And yeah the whole thread we were kinda talking crops purposes so oh well.