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0 pointskefka9y ago0 comments

Please, I am absolutely for protections of data privacy even more stringent than what the USPS does with parcels.

I would be for something akin to "Swiss Banking requirements for Data" - where companies are NOT allowed to share data unless given exception in writing/cryptographically. I'm sure we can expound on these ideas collectively.

I'd also be OK with services that DO treat data as a semipermeable membrane. Think of what Google has done with all their free services. They make neural models that they (and others they choose to release) can exploit to great effect. In cases like this, there needs to be a simple chart; think of something like this https://tldrlegal.com/license/apache-license-2.0-(apache-2.0... . I also think of these services as bringing technology to me when I could not afford it... And yes, it has been a wonderful boon for me, and I'm sure as for Google as well.

I also want to be able to request all the data on my account, sent to me in a reasonable format (multiple of: Zip, ftp, file share, mailed DVDs for reasonable price). European Union already has that law, to great effect. I should also be able to legally command a company to remove my content. If copyright is so great, I should be able to revoke their rights to it as well due to copyright.

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I get privacy. I get how networks work, and how the Internet works. I know how mailservers work, as well as file deduplication. And I see a glaring hole in the technology that allows an action, a-ethical companies that will do anything to get ahead, and a government hell-bent on dismantling privacy and data security all to stop today's big bad monster, terrorism.

I'm also guaranteed on watch lists. I'm a minor Tor developer, and greatly utilizes Tor in many ways. In fact, my network resides in Tor-Space. I've figured out how to get Linux to resolve .onion addresses seamlessly, and have .onion endpoints on all my Linux machines. I also work with IPFS and Zeronet, both technologies that have some very... interesting content as well.

It's my little corner of the Net... And if I help others with my tech, awesome. If enough of us do this, then we can start stemming the tide of data insecurity. But I also remember, parts of these issues are with the Political system, and not of technology. Until these older, technologically ignorant politicians die or retire, and Millenials come in, we're stuck. At least we've grown up with it.

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mindslight9y ago· 1 in thread

Well, your original comment lacks the ethical understanding that you clearly do have.

My own island of autonomy is tinc/unison. Less scalable namespaces, but more straightforward for now.

The only point I disagree on is your last bit. I don't think waiting out the politicians will suffice. Millenial politicians will still be politicians, still desire power in order to "do good", and still pander to the easily-spooked herd. Modern democracy is a centralized beast, just with everybody encouraged to think as a mini-dictator. True freedom isn't merely protecting the average person from surveillance, but also the social outcasts whom the herd would otherwise persecute. That core of that problem really is technological - our communication patterns need to support individual autonomy.

kefkaOP9y ago

Hmm.. I thought I included my project. https://hackaday.io/project/12985-multisite-homeofficehacker... . Look further down on Tor configuration, and I include seamless .onion resolution.

I do agree that a technological solution(s) are needed. I see things like Zero-knowledge Proofs, Homomorphic encryption, plausibility networks, and other types of software are essential for freedom.... But I think this is also a governmental and societal issue as well. Of course, there's no reason to attack both fronts :)

And I'm also very much interested in Government as a Service, ala what Estonia is doing. The US in antiquated... I don't see it thriving much longer, as it's not staying ahead with technology in government. The spying on citizens however.....

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