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by majinuub
1514 days ago
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Privacy and anonymity are essential for people who want to speak out against powerful or potentially violent groups or individuals. Anonymity is really the only way to protect freedom of speech imo. Privacy is also extremely important for any sensitive info you want to selectively share. Tools, services, and platforms need to take that into consideration. It's not just a meme. >Advertisers and crooks already have under-the-counter access to our private data (via Equifax, etc.), but we don't get to benefit from it. We shouldn't throw away the concept just because we haven't executed it well. The actual problem is our obsession with free stuff and knowing who to trust. Trust should be with family, friends, and the people you know. Then the trust reduces the further someone is from you in the socal graph. That's why I'm big on Web of Trust. You can't (and shouldn't) make people trust those you think they ought to trust. People should choose for themselves. Posting comments and content should have skin in the game, you're absolutely right about that. Being able to post things consequence free is what leads to more trolling and spam. It shouldn't be contingent on your identity though. Micropayments are a great for this. If you had to stake a tiny amount of money for each comment, I think it would reduce spam and trolling. |
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This is the popular refrain, but really its about providing tools for HUMINT, signature reduction, and other covert operations of the US government and its proxies.
For instance, this is why the Tor Project is funded primarily by DARPA and the State/Defense Depts -- objectively speaking among the most violent organizations on the planet -- rather than actual dissident groups.