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1. Ethan Schoonover (ethanschoonover@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 29-Dec-2022 17:56:52 JST Ethan Schoonover

   A corporate "digital ethics consultant" taking a firm stance against... personal privacy. Got it.

   Next up: A big-oil "environmental consultant" explains why that pipeline spill is actually a net environmental positive.

   • Adrian Cochrane (alcinnz@floss.social)'s status on Friday, 30-Dec-2022 07:07:20 JST Adrian Cochrane

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     • Mathijs
     • Structed 🎮

     @mvgorcum @structed @ethanschoonover Oh, its just like me seeking out DRM-free entertainment is subscribing to an ideology!

     To more it more feels like discarding an ideology, but...

   • Mathijs (mvgorcum@chaos.social)'s status on Friday, 30-Dec-2022 07:07:30 JST Mathijs

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     • Structed 🎮

     @structed @ethanschoonover what stood out to me is that using signal is "subscribing to an ideology" that has some potential downsides, but somehow using FAANG-type messenger is not? I can see way more, and much clearer downsides of "big tech" than the nebulous potential downsides of signal, but ok.

   • Structed 🎮 (structed@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 30-Dec-2022 07:07:37 JST Structed 🎮

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     • Mathijs

     @mvgorcum @ethanschoonover yes, absolutely ridiculous.
     Too many things that are absurd in this article, but this stands out: While I agree that one needs to have a certain faith in goodwill, specifically of the state and there is a need for law enforcement to be able to investigate crimes, it's not like we can't have any privacy in our communications because of it.
     That's just the most absurd piece in that article.

   • Mathijs (mvgorcum@chaos.social)'s status on Friday, 30-Dec-2022 07:07:38 JST Mathijs

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     • Structed 🎮

     @structed @ethanschoonover wow. There is probably some conversation to be had on the intersection between privacy and enabling horrifying human behaviour, but this article is all kinds of not it.

   • Structed 🎮 (structed@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 30-Dec-2022 07:07:39 JST Structed 🎮

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     @ethanschoonover here is a gift link for everyone inclined to read the article:

     The Signal App and the Danger of Privacy at All Costs https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/28/opinion/jack-dorseys-twitter-signal-privacy.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqYhlSlUZCybSRdkhrxqAwvrGy795injkNyWEUnNe0OUJH4WavlzMaqxqY54rxTWFTdRQdr8zQfg4hsluA3tQcSj66J2VhMZCZCwvtYO4Wm5x0sPDAuhirWOvNTnoeaIin-Pu-kOPbWL1WPPf0iIkd1o1oJZkZkjqjSJTvtrNEudw3tR_3PghF8o6EW9GPH_WyqGuXxZuO9yGbQXf6R02U4xbUTLSn92e6dEQYVkYSAKGHD4kvzFKuJ4LM8gXPa3-MxcjZML-5LwaAWZpJ46obIYjeNNdrz5vQvrvQXTc3eqxiA