I did not know the origin of the quote : privacy

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (7 children)

People erroneously believe that the Nazis fled to Argentina. This is not true, they were given high-ranking jobs within America's institutions.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 7 months ago

I'm not concerned with the people who keep their blinds closed. I'm concerned with the people who want to peek in windows.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

Privacy and security are synonymous, especially on the internet. Already independent of the fact that certain companies make money with your data for spurious purposes, too often without control and necessary protection.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

There is no proof that Goebbels actually said this

https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/30683/is-if-you-have-nothing-to-hide-you-have-nothing-to-fear-a-line-used-by-joseph

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

More importantly, from that link, it predates him so he certainly did not come up with it.

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[+] [email protected] -18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think what Snowden did was fundamentally good.

My only problem is that he could have chosen to violate the bad law in the way King and others have violated bad laws in an effort to shed light on their badness: break the bad law in the open where everyone can see, then get arrested, then put the bad law and the system behind it on trial.

By running away, he's given the people who are doing bad things a line of attack against him. It's bullshit, and doesn't change the fact that widespread warrantless surveillance is wrong. But some people will take the attacks against Snowden seriously. If he had turned himself in and gone to trial, that line of attack would be gone.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

If being arrested and going to trial was his big concern, he would have taken that over running. We're talking about the NSA and CIA here. He was afraid of being suicided in jail before ever getting to a trial.

Honestly I'm a little surprised he's still alive. Russia wasn't his plan, but it may have been the best place for him to end up.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

There was a betting pool back home on how long he was going to stay alive. First time I've seen everyone in a pool lose.

[+] [email protected] -29 points 7 months ago (7 children)

Downvoted. Please dont post images of text. Blind people cannot read it.

Type the text next time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Downvoted.

No matter how right you are you don't get to be a dick.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Oh stop it lmao

These stupid internet points mean nothing

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Jesus, at least don't be a pretentious asshole about it. It's nice that you care but cmon, a transcription image combo would be best. Also:

Downvoted

lol. lmao even

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Downvoted. Those who don't know english cannot read your comment. There are many of them.

Translate the text next time.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You could transcribe it...

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I see too much useless reddit lately, please stop

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Do you really believe this place to be substantially different?

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Please report it to the mods.

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[+] [email protected] -6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (5 children)

Lack of dialectical materialism.

"Let the good guys see your messages" erases the dialectical materialism of the situation. All guys are guys looking out for their own class interests.

So if you let the Powers That Be surveil you, you have nothing to fear if you happen to be their friend. If they dislike you, you surely have something to fear.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

"The powers that be" doesn't describe anything, nothing permanent anyway. The only constant is change, and that applies to leadership of any sort. A friendly leadership today is a hostile leadership tomorrow because its all a game of musical chairs. The tools to violate privacy, once created, will fall into all hands. In my opinion, we will learn the easy way.. or the unfortunate way.

That said, I didn't understand most of your message but responded to the small part that was communicated clearly.

Finally I'd like to (hopefully constructively) critique of your writing style. In the future I think that you should prioritize understandability and explanation over vocabulary and brevity. What use is a display of swordsmanship to a blind crowd?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

“The powers that be” doesn’t describe anything, nothing permanent anyway.

That statement didn't even imply permanency.

friendly leadership today is a hostile leadership tomorrow because its all a game of musical chairs.

Liberal, parliamentary democracy is not the only form of governance, nor even this divisive as you paint it you know? And even then, the parties of a liberal democracy are but splinters in the interests they themselves represent. Capitalist interests. Some of them may be "we should give them some crumbs so they quiet down" types, a social democrat minority, and others are "DEFUND EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE MILITARY AND PRIVATIZE THE REST" neoliberals, the majority nowadays. Nonetheless, they are on the same team of interests which has existed in the united states since ITS INCEPTION. Not that small of a timeframe.

The tools to violate privacy, once created, will fall into all hands. In my opinion, we will learn the easy way… or the unfortunate way.

As OP said, these are but tools and depending on who weilds them, and who you are yourself, your relation to these tools changes. It's not a universal evil, I for example would prefer a government keeping tabs on nazis and not leftists of all kinds (anarchists, communists). That's why do many Americans don't care. These tools don't hinder them, and help maintain the status quo they benefit from.

In the future I think that you should prioritize understandability and explanation over vocabulary and brevity. What use is a display of swordsmanship to a blind crowd?

Did I do good? xddd

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[–] [email protected] 104 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I need privacy, not because my actions are questionable, but because your judgements and intentions are.

Gold!

[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago

This is such an apt way to put it. It makes it relatable for everyone, as I'm sure we've all experienced prejudice and the like.

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[–] [email protected] 138 points 7 months ago (9 children)

Would you like to save this Lemmy post of a Tumblr post of a Reddit post that has been cross-posted on Lemmy to your Pinterest board?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago (3 children)

More importantly. I’m gonna use these screenshots, that could easily have been modified, as the basis for my entire understanding of “privacy versus security”. Without reviewing any of the sources.

I believe Abraham Lincoln summed it up in that famous meme: “If it’s a quote on a picture on the internet, it’s gotta be true”

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Lol. I don't care whether a Nazi said the quote, but they make good arguments besides for that

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

we're taking this post to Threads next.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Yes

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