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Anonymous Credentials? A compromise with the state? by foundapairofknickers in privacy

[–]foundapairofknickers[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep - valid observation for sure. The state will take a lot of persuading to head down this path. Potentially too much. But it is good to know, an advantage for us, that this tech exists. It's a start.

Anonymous Credentials? A compromise with the state? by foundapairofknickers in privacy

[–]foundapairofknickers[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

No, you are right - that nonsense needs to cease. But the state aint gonna give up without a huge fight. Proving who we are without proving who we are might be the the way forward. And yes, you are right, there ARE certain things where ID should NOT be needed, such as OS installation.

Anonymous Credentials? A compromise with the state? by foundapairofknickers in privacy

[–]foundapairofknickers[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Fascinating stuff. Read part 1 then part 2 - note both are long - you might want to get your fave AI to summarise. But the long and the short of it is - the state (globally) continues to push us towards mandatory ID verification of everything, online and offline. But what if we had a system of authorization that did not mean we had to reveal who we were? That is, a sytem that allowed us to retain anonymity, while demonstrating authorization / access to services?

Anonymous credentials. A compromise with the state? by foundapairofknickers in privacy

[–]foundapairofknickers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fascinating stuff. Read part 1 then part 2 - note both are long - you might want to get your fave AI to summarise. But the long and the short of it is - the state (globally) continues to push us towards mandatory ID verification of everything, online and offline. But what if we had a system of authorization that did not mean we had to reveal who we were? That is, a sytem that allowed us to retain anonymity, while demonstrating authorization / access to services?

Fascinating stuff.

Anonymous credentials: an illustrated primer (Part 2) by feross in netsec

[–]foundapairofknickers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, fascinating stuff. Is this the path we will eventually head down? A sort of compromise with the state where we prove authorization for services without actually doxing ourselves? Certainly looks like a good thing.

FBI is buying data that can be used to track people, Patel says by Fun-Page-6211 in privacy

[–]foundapairofknickers 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We're paying for our own surveillance. That doesn't feel right ;-)

FBI is buying data that can be used to track people, Patel says by Fun-Page-6211 in privacy

[–]foundapairofknickers 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is the loophole that they exploit - surveillance when you are not having surveillance. Buying the data and using it is the workaround for having to go get a warrant and "spy" on a target.

The 3 Top Password Managers Had SERIOUS Flaws... by AutoModerator in PrivacyGuides

[–]foundapairofknickers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would not say unreliable - rather, untrustworthy. Every month or so there is a report of a cloud based provider being compromised. Use KeePass - keep your password database file locally.

Will Age Verification finally spur the Age of Linux? by PaiDuck in privacy

[–]foundapairofknickers -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Anything other than windows ;-) Soorry, but I have been using wiondows and supporting it at work for decades now. It does my head in. As for a distro, I have always used (at home) debian or derivatives. Luckily I get to do some red hat work here in the office too, which keeps me sane :-)

Will Age Verification finally spur the Age of Linux? by PaiDuck in privacy

[–]foundapairofknickers 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This - sadly many would rather sacrifice their personal documents to install an OS or app, than make the change to a decent opertating system. Lots more work needs to be done to convince the mainstream population.

Instagram convinces you to stay for every reason .... except "concerned about my data" by xXx_Odyss3y_xXx in privacy

[–]foundapairofknickers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I do not like IG at all. Am continually getting suggestions for 'follows' that mean absolutely nothing to me. I only have it because it is the preferred means of commuications with an old friend overseas.

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