How about privacy without security? Now that’s harder, but possible, through obscurity. (This is not something I recommend.) An example:
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Replying to @aral
If you go out into the middle of nowhere and build a cabin, you will have privacy, even if you don’t have locks on the door (or even a door)
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(But that only works until someone discovers your cabin.)
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Pragmatically, then, we can say that lack of security can negatively impact your privacy but excellent security doesn’t imply privacy.
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Nice cabin example, but security does imply privacy... In your example, Google's security is
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The problem is the end-user's security is
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If the end-user knew more about data security, they would become more thoughtful before using tools that compromise their privacy.
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That’s victim blaming. You don’t build a trillion-dollar industry on violating privacy and then tell folks “protect yourselves”.
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Replying to @aral
I don't mean to shift blame, and agree with your criticisms...
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My experience has been the vast majority of privacy-intrusions that go unchecked is bc the victims don't realize they're being watched
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Indeed. We have lots of work to do to raise awareness & build private-by-default (decentralised/0-knowledge) ethical alternatives.
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Replying to @aral
What would zero-knowledge Google look like?
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