[bjt2n3904]

For now, it's still the simplest and easiest way to keep in touch with my family and friends. I tried living like I'm a CIA agent for a while, True Crypting everything, disconnecting from social networks, and I came to one conclusion:

I'm still just as vulnerable to attack, if not more (ie: trying to host my own email service). The only difference is I'm markedly more isolated from my friends. It simply wasn't worth the trade off.

It's similar to people who get ridiculed for stockpiling guns and food in underground bunkers for the coming War-for-Independence 2.0. Sure, I could become a "digital prepper" and survive the data-pocalypse--likely at the cost of my relationships.

It's not like a "10 Cloverfield Lane" lifestyle is particularly appealing to me, either. I'll live with my friends for now, with only a mild sense of paranoia.