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Re:Privacy matters even if “you have nothing to hide” by missedthecue on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @12:58AM (#25427454)
My personal philosophy is that no matter what mobile OS or search engine or email server or VPN subscription or whatever I use, if the federal government really wants to know something about me or my behavior, they will be able to find out.

Therefore, it doesn't make a great deal of sense to make all sorts of trade-offs in the name of privacy. There's not much to gain.

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Re:Privacy matters even if “you have nothing to hide” by MaxBarraclough on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @11:18AM (#25431661)
> if the federal government really wants to know something about me or my behavior, they will be able to find out

If you've been specifically targeted by a state actor, you're going to have a much harder time than if your goal is to resist general dragnet surveillance.

> There's not much to gain.

This ignores whether you've been specifically targeted.

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