Developers of apps that use end-to-end encryption to protect private communications could be considered hostile actors in the UK.

  • Ulrich@feddit.org
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    4 days ago

    Honestly everywhere sounds like an awful place at this point. Freedom is a thing of the past. A thing from a time whence literally everything we did wasn’t tracked, and in order to exist in society, you’re expected to submit to the tracking.

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      3 days ago

      The world is a big place and disconnecting gives you a huge boost in privacy. It’s not all black-and-white, but I agree that the surveillance state has become very pervasive.

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        3 days ago

        Yes but you can’t always disconnect. For instance, my healthcare provider requires in order to access your account you:

        1. Get an ID card with Google or Apple Wallet, which I don’t have.
        2. Verify over text message, except they refuse my phone # bc it’s VoIP.

        I will quite literally die without this so I had to get a new phone and a Google account.

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          Seems like something that you should sue over, but that’s easier said than done for most folks. If you want to try and help maintain your privacy, use a virtual device or a “burner” that’s only used to access what’s necessary and for nothing else. Keep them off unless you actively need them and deny all unnecessary permissions. It’s not perfect but it’s less bad than giving them even more information to datamine for profit at your expense.