• just_change_it@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Some of us who lived in that era and who are tech savvy think the privacy paranoia is little more than the equivalent of TSA’s security theater at airports.

    There is nothing stopping anyone from finding out exactly who you are, where you are, and what you’re doing. We all carry locator devices today that never existed in the era of the phone book.

    Our social security numbers weren’t in databases with internet exposure where financial companies with information “security” could have them leak. Everyone’s has leaked now.

    A lot more people than you’d think are easily googled right down to address, family names, current phone number, past addresses… you name it. Leaks happen every single day and big data is everywhere monitoring your everything.

    Having your name, address and home phone number in a book that only has regional numbers and isn’t widely distributed beyond the local scope is the the smallest privacy concern.

    Seems like the average young person is fine posting photos and videos on all the social media platforms journaling their whereabouts and habits too.

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      There is nothing stopping anyone from finding out exactly who you are, where you are, and what you’re doing.

      All right prove it.

      Post my real name, real home address, and my current location.

      There’s nothing stopping you, apparently.

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        To find you attackers would:

        • Look through your 868 comments, from that they can build a persona.
        • Start looking for alt accounts on the fediverse using that information.
        • Could be you were active on Reddit/twitter/facebook they could probably find you there, even if you deleted all your posts/comments.

        How much have you doxxed yourself through the years?

        • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
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          Then do it. I used the same username reddit. Last time someone tried to prove it, they got the state wrong and I never even tried hiding that.

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            Naah, I got better stuff to do than snooping at you 🕵️

            And I’m not experienced in it, so it would take a lot of time learning the craft. Those series don’t watch themselves you know…

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                In this persons defence it’s like them claiming you could have a tumour removed from your brain to save your life. Then you reply prove it. Then they say I’m not a surgeon. Then you say don’t make claims you can’t back up. There are steps missing in the logic

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                  Yeah he’s just be a cunt that pretends he doesn’t understand nuance to feel superior. Still plenty of that from reddit here

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                    I see where you’re coming from but let’s not resort to name calling. They may see their error or reply with a credible counter argument