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by godelski
1118 days ago
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I think this is starting, but I'm not sure it has been internalized. People still frequently quote Goebbels and saying "my data isn't useful." I think one key change that is happening now is that our data and decisions have really changed. For example, with the advent of LLMs I've thought of not just deleting accounts (despite being semi-anonymous) but purging them, so that my data cannot be used for future training. This is something that wasn't reasonably predictable 5-10 years ago, despite understanding the information was public and utilized for other means. Maybe we need to update how accounts are handled. On HN you can only delete your account. You can't purge and the reason was to ensure that there's a record of conversations for future readers. But the environment has changed and thus we need to weigh the threat model of privacy now vs the consistency argument. Dang, if you're poking around, I really would be curious about your thoughts here. Are you thinking about allowing account purging due to this new environment change? |
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Good point. But I see people doing a whole lot more self-censoring these days without even realizing they're doing it, too.
> with the advent of LLMs I've thought of not just deleting accounts (despite being semi-anonymous) but purging them, so that my data cannot be used for future training
I have removed my websites from the public web for exactly this reason, and I've heard from several others who have done the same. So, to some degree anyway, this is already happening at least at that level.
This sort of thing (self-censoring) worries me greatly, and I don't think there's anything I can do about it. The sense of powerlessness is very high sometimes.