It has long been considered a conspiracy theory that we are headed for carbon passports. This is basically technology that tracks much of what we do, purchase and consume to form a carbon credit score. It is not mere conspiracy theory as various variants are being seriously proposed. How Carbon Passports, Social Credit, and a […]
Extent of Privacy Problem What is the extent of the threats to privacy today? How much of our information is already collected? Location Tracking The shocking news is that by default today you are tracked 24/7. Your location is easily knowable within meters and in some conditions even more precisely.How is this accomplished? Cameras, Facial
The world is increasingly hostile to anything which does not meet the approved narrative. The term “misinformation” is everywhere. Apparently this was not the case until Donald Trump won the US Presidential election. A year or two afterwards the term was in wide use and suddenly there was a “misinformation crisis”. One connection to privacy
What can be done and how difficult is it? This is the core question. The answer is that quite a bit can be done that is not very hard. Of course it is up to each person to decide how much effort to invest for how much gain. Taking even a few of these measures
There are some privacy community voices that point out that email contents is not secure except between users of an E2EE service or when PGP (GPG) is used. They further say that since this is true there is no real point in E2EE email providers. Here we explore what is and is not true with
Privacy represents more than just wanting to keep personal information secret or hidden from others. It epitomizes a fundamental human right that is essential for individual liberty in any free society. When privacy erodes, it threatens people’s intrinsic abilities to freely think, develop ideas, and determine how they want to live their own lives. In
Good signup and login credential are of utmost importance for privacy and security. According to NordPass, the most common passwords in 2022 were: Many people use the names of family members or a pet. Perhaps they spice it up a bit with some l33t replacement of some letters with numbers. Maybe they even are
Another common objection is the fear that practicing privacy more seriously will make you stand out and draw more attention from various spook agencies. Perhaps some Data Broker will note anomalous records. The reason this isn’t much of a worry is that the data gathering machinery is geared toward the common case of little
Many people will say they have nothing to hide. Perhaps this and other variations below are in no small part because practicing privacy seems like too much hassle. In these posts I will show that it need not be difficult. If you believe you have nothing to hide please answer the following questions. Do you