Recent comments in /f/Privacy
righttoprivacy OP wrote (edited )
Reply to comment by not_bob in Modern Cars Are Privacy Nightmare: 84% Share Your Personal Data by righttoprivacy
Definitely.
100%. And most not aware wifi devices share their saved network history with anyone listening (helping map out patterns of life / home / work / wifi use locations).
not_bob wrote
It's not just that. But, the fact that they are bluetooh or wifi enabled allows people you don't know to track you as well.
I can easily determine what bluetooth devices are near me. If a number of sensors were setup around an area, it would be easy to track people as they move around using just that.
not_bob wrote
Reply to New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns by Rambler
Total bullshit. This is not OK.
righttoprivacy wrote
Reply to New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns by Rambler
I noticed drones flying in formation in an entirely different part of US this weekend.
Of course my sister thought they were 👽 aliens. Was a bit disappointed when I informed her. 😁
not_bob wrote (edited )
For some reason I was also under the impression that international airports also counted as borders as well. So, that would mean that every major city in the sates would be in that red range.
Food for thought.
righttoprivacy wrote
What a loophole. Doubt most people living there have any idea.
Rambler OP wrote
Reply to Fifth Circuit Says Law Enforcement Doesn’t Need Warrants To Search Phones At The Border by Rambler
Even worse, technically, the 'border' extends 100 miles inland within the United States. Your rights are extremely limited in these areas: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/border-zone
If you've ever lived in, visited or traveled through some areas of the American south, you may be surprised to find border checkpoints 80 miles north of the US/MX border, for example. Borders aren't just land borders, either, as it also includes sea/lake borders.
not_bob wrote
Then there is the classic bit of lifting prints after they hand you something.
Not cool.
righttoprivacy wrote
Reply to comment by not_bob in Putin Outlaws Anonymity: Identity Verification For Online Services, VPN Bypass Advice a Crime by z3d
Crooks don' t appreciate (anon) critique
not_bob wrote (edited )
Reply to comment by righttoprivacy in Putin Outlaws Anonymity: Identity Verification For Online Services, VPN Bypass Advice a Crime by z3d
That's already an issue. Have you watched news out of there? Such a disconnect with reality.
This is an old article, but very related.
Ever try to sign up for a VPS in that country? Every one of them states in the ELUA that you are not allowed to use Tor.
But, they are not the only country that does this. China is a classic example. But, even places like France do country level blocking of various content.
bows head
righttoprivacy wrote
Reply to Putin Outlaws Anonymity: Identity Verification For Online Services, VPN Bypass Advice a Crime by z3d
This is crazy. Could it be a bad sign of something to come?
Prevention of access to information.
not_bob wrote
Reply to Putin Outlaws Anonymity: Identity Verification For Online Services, VPN Bypass Advice a Crime by z3d
This is not unexpected. How will this play with the use of I2P there?
righttoprivacy OP wrote
Reply to comment by Rambler in Banks Have "Right" To Monitor Your Social Media by righttoprivacy
Exactly. Scary how these power-houses of finance "nudge" various figures / open source projects, in attempt to force them to "align" with personal ideology / goals. It's very organized.
Financial E-Corp
not_bob OP wrote
Reply to comment by righttoprivacy in The FBI’s most controversial surveillance tool is under threat by not_bob
That's exactly the problem. There is no accountability or transparency on how any of this stuff is used.
righttoprivacy wrote
Such a valuable tool (to trash the constitution).
So very sad to hear the teasing of... (almost) a hint of accountability for it. 😛
Rambler wrote
Sad thing is, as we've seen in recent years, banking can be completely political. We saw those Canadian truckers and their supporters get their bank accounts frozen, we've seen merchant account platforms like PayPal and Stripe close access to companies based on frivolous reasons.
Cash is still king.
not_bob wrote
Social media is a dangerous thing. People overshare all the time.
noptic wrote
Reply to comment by not_bob in Where do you (honestly) see the future of online privacy? by Rambler
No, I have not, I will check it out, thanks!
not_bob wrote
Reply to comment by noptic in Where do you (honestly) see the future of online privacy? by Rambler
Thank you. I feel that it's very important to help out the community in ways that I can.
Have you been following my blog? That's also a good resource with articles going back a couple years.
noptic wrote
Reply to comment by not_bob in Where do you (honestly) see the future of online privacy? by Rambler
Your site is one of the first I stumbled upon while first exploring I2P, it is an amazing resource. I check the new listings often to see if anything exciting is available. Thanks for hosting this.
not_bob wrote
Reply to comment by noptic in Where do you (honestly) see the future of online privacy? by Rambler
As you can see from my list, there are a very large number of clearnet mirrors on I2P. I thank the various people who make this possible.
noptic wrote
I see more services making I2P mirrors available so people can use the services privately. This will result in some people running I2P only services, then eventually a large portion of the internet will be usable on I2P.
I am making this comment while on I2P, if more services had I2P mirrors I would use them instead of clear net.
righttoprivacy OP wrote
Reply to comment by not_bob in If UK forces Back-door Access To Encryption Apple w/Pull iMessages / Facetime by righttoprivacy
They may not be perfect "iPhone: that's privacy" phone... but with their massive public influence, happy for every call-out they make. ;)
not_bob wrote
Reply to If UK forces Back-door Access To Encryption Apple w/Pull iMessages / Facetime by righttoprivacy
Good on Apple! More companies need to call bullshit like this out.
not_bob wrote
Reply to comment by righttoprivacy in Modern Cars Are Privacy Nightmare: 84% Share Your Personal Data by righttoprivacy
Yep, this is a major design flaw. Then again, even from the start, the internet never had privacy in mind.
At first it was a bad design choice. Now it's seems intentional. Though, I know it's likely just lazy programming.