Re:Privacy is Power: Why the fight for privacy matters
by nbraud on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @09:29AM
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> Google can monetize your information much easier than an ISP.
More to the point: Google is a more central actor, who gets to see the data of far more users, than your ISP ever will.
Moreover, this moves from giving a third party your data, to giving them your metadata, and while people consistently underestimate the value of metadata, there is still an incremental improvement there.
Re:Privacy is Power: Why the fight for privacy matters
by Eridrus on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @10:06AM
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But in the context of privacy is power, who is your real adversary? Clearly it is the state. And they have shown time and again that they are watching all ISP traffic, with their consent, whereas Google is making a sincere effort to resist.
Self hosting puts you in control, which means you have potentially more safety so long as you manage risk. Physical custody of your data is very valuable. The metadata thing is more of a theoretical risk.
Embrace the fact that email is not ephemeral and can end up in the wrong hands from your perspective. The other party that you're communicating with is a far more likely leak than some rogue ISP or police action.