privacy?

all illusion... of course
 

The Privacy Rabbit Hole

A good plain-language blog post on privacy. This feels relatable:

If you aren't trying to hide from the FBI, NSA, MI5 or some other 3 letter acronym agency then your “threat model” is probably quite similar to mine.

These are my key concerns:

• I never want to give a company a copy of my identity (passport, driving licence or ID card) unless it is strictly necessary. I can understand for banking to prevent money laundering or for accessing government or medical services, but I am not doing it to access social media or any other user forums or websites. If Netflix starts asking for my ID I will just take my money elsewhere.
• I don't want anyone reading my private messages or phone calls that I have with my wife, family, or friends. I expect that conversation to stay as private as if I had had it in person. The thought of the government or some corporate company reading or scanning my messages is just creepy.
• I don't want any of my files, emails, messages, or other personal information being used to train AI or used for advertising purposes. _. I don't want the government deciding what I can or cannot view as an adult on the internet (excluding illegal content). If I want to learn how to brew beer, I don't expect to be censored or blocked because it is not child appropriate.