On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 04:25:05PM -0300, Juan Garofalo wrote: > > > --On Thursday, January 16, 2014 12:33 PM -0600 Troy Benjegerdes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The only real defense normal people have is transparency. > > What (the hell) is that supposed to mean? http://www.davidbrin.com/transparentsociety.html
> > The only > > people who can afford privacy are the ones shouting the loudest that > > we all have an inalienable right to keep shit secret, while they > > quietly tap our phones, bank accounts, cryptocoin wallets, and new > > media. > > > Those criminals may have de facto privacy. And? The criminals in power have privacy. The rich who can pay have privacy. Those below the median income have none. I am inherently suspicious of privacy and anonynmity advocates because they are at best not realizing the threat model, and at worst are working for the criminals in power.
