If you’re wondering how some security/infosec folks could care so little about privacy & defend companies like Google & Facebook, listen up:
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And if they work for Google, Facebook, etc., what they’re tasked with securing isn’t your privacy; it’s the assets of these corporations.
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(Which is what you and your data are.) End thread.
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there's another element to this, which is the question of privacy *from whom*. For example, if you are a policitical dissident …
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… then you might not care if Google reads your email as long as they keep it secret from your government.
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If (a) indeed they do (b) we assume Google itself is benevolent and has your best interests at heart.
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that is the core denial most folks are in. Check out Eric Schmidt interview on Brian Lehrer show from WNYC. Revealing!
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