On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 04:25:05PM -0300, Juan Garofalo wrote:
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> --On Thursday, January 16, 2014 12:33 PM -0600 Troy Benjegerdes
> <hozer@hozed.org> wrote:
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> > The only real defense normal people have is transparency.
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>       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.
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>       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.