Privacy

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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.

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Posting a link to a website containing tracking isn't great, if contents of the website are behind a paywall maybe copy them into the post
Don't promote proprietary software
Try to keep things on topic
If you have a question, please try searching for previous discussions, maybe it has already been answered
Reposts are fine, but should have at least a couple of weeks in between so that the post can reach a new audience
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[Eric Murphy] "Caring about privacy almost ruined my life." (youtu.be)

submitted 3 months ago by hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] 0x0@programming.dev 21 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The internet is peer-to-peer.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 11 points 3 months ago

Yes...

Google Data Center is a peer and so is an online shitposter!

[–] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

The internet is ^supposed^ ^to^ ^be^ peer-to-peer

FTFY. Megalomaniacal corporations, especially advertisers and the copyright cartel, are Hell-bent on "fixing" that so they can better control and exploit everyone, though.

[–] kopasz7@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don't know about you, but I'm not a datacenter or server farm. (Yet?)