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@deepfates
I used to do all of this shit and I got to tell you, unless you're doing some serious crimes it's probably not worth it. You have to think of your threat model first
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Vivid Void
@VividVoid_
I'm increasingly sure that smartphones are too enabling of total surveillance, & that the only way to have privacy & integrity within pomo capitalist realism is to drastically cut online activity, use a secure desktop amap, and smth like Pine Phone/a device I can manually disable
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@deepfates
you got three basic threat levels: goons, goblins and spooks. goons are just some assholes you want to docks you, they can be defeated through simple opsec. goblins are more advanced operators, but still have limited resources. Spooks are nation states and similar actors
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@deepfates
if you're worried about spooks, you better go fully dark, because their ability to surveil you is only limited by their budget. This includes megacorps. Facebook keeps "shadow profiles" on people Do they know exist but don't have an account. Your friend's phone snitching on you
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@deepfates
oh, let's not forget the fourth level: superintelligence. a future superintelligence will be able to hack into all of your communications, as long as they survive bit rot. All forms of encryption will be defeated in the long term
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@deepfates
couldn't agree more* * I'm technically not allowed to have object level opinions yet
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