Examples may include using tor as your daily browser, using VPNs when you can’t use tor etc.

I’m curious to have some philisophical discussion over if there are actually any visible benefits to being private while online…

    • PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml
      136·
      1 year ago

      Alternatively, when you’ve had enough, and you start resorting to violence you’ll be glad you don’t have a large digital footprint. Obviously if you never do anything of note, privacy has no value to you. But to those that need it, privacy is priceless.

        • PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml
          65·
          1 year ago

          Yes most people are. The you is the general you, not you specifically. But the theoretical person/people who do decide the time is right, will be glad to have that privacy.

          Basically privacy is worthless if you don’t need it and priceless if you do.

      • stifle867@programming.dev
        2·
        1 year ago

        Of course this is not a good thing. But to entirely prevent being “placed” at the scene of a crime you would never be able to carry a cell phone, drive a car, or even walk/cycle with your face visible. You’d have to leave and enter your house taking special care not to be seen by any cameras, etc

        The point he was making is that if you want to entirely prevent any of these problems, the steps you have to tale are extreme otherwise you’re always leaving open a potential security hole.