Privacy: a personal take
Why do I care about privacy? Who cares about you and me?
Asymmetry of Power
Data abuse is not even a matter of speculation anymore; it’s happening. Both incompetence and malice are at play.
The sheer amount of power data gives is terrifying.
Some societies are surveillance states, others are one legislation away from becoming one.
US tech giants are influential and powerful enough to coerce governments worldwide.
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Authoritarian regimes use data to suppress dissent. State-sponsored actors are meddling in democratic elections. Right-wing actors use the data to spread hatred to gain power. Corporations trade outrage for profit.
Companies hoard data only to recklessly leak it, or sell it. Criminals use it to impersonate, steal, and scam.
The question is no longer if LexisNexis or Meta knows our precise location during elections, protests, or any other day. This data is there, for sale or for grabs, together with our bank account details, education, and political views.
The data is weaponized. From dynamic pricing charging higher rates based on your phone model to black boxes denying mortgages and jobs based on who knows what.
Data brokers don’t just sell ads; they sell political clusters. Malicious actors use this data to feed the algorithm enough outrage to paralyze institutional trust. Disinformation sways elections, ignites riots, and erodes democratic societies.
Threat Modeling
This story is for the average person who is not a target of state-sponsored surveillance. I’m trying to navigate set-and-forget privact solutions for daily use.
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