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by _jal 3017 days ago
I've noticed a shift over the last while how privacy-protective people are becoming "out-group" and a little weird.

I mean, I personally don't care; I've always been a little weird. But it is funny to see technical preferences as a signaling mechanism.

Funny, that is, until it hits a certain point... http://www.wired.co.uk/article/chinese-government-social-cre...

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"Blacklist all by default, whitelist as needed" is how we build most secure systems right? I'll admit it feels strange applying that construct to day to day browsing.
battle is over, privacy lost
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