Re:The window to deploy surveillance-resistant systems is ru...
by toss1 on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @06:02PM
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>>Who does any of the things you listed?
1) Any of the states/countries who uses vaccine passports.
2) Any employer using smartphone badges [0]
>>why? What's the "win" here?
The win would be that the one carrying all your 'required' stuff is not the same one as the one you use for telecommunications & other work. Separation. The one with all your licenses, accounts, etc. has ONLY that stuff.
And sure, if you want to carry only one with the minimal stuff, go for it.
>>If by "wealthy enough" you mean "has 40 bucks..."
Yes, I'd make the license/pass/etc phone a cheap one, but it still might require a separate plan, which is monthly maintenance, etc...
>>I'm genuinely bewildered about your threat model.
I'd say the main post described it rather well.
Just the combination of nice-to-have options becoming mandatory/primary, the underlying device thus also becoming mandatory, and the device explicitly working against our interest.
While 'I've got nothing to hide', I still don't like my devices gathering data on me that isn't also useful to me.
E.g., right now, it's pretty optional to be tracked - just leave the smartphone behind, bring cash and your license/badge/whatever. We can't do that when all those passes are on the same device, along with our communications history and more...
>>why? What's the "win" here? The win would be that the one carrying all your 'required' stuff is not the same one as the one you use for telecommunications & other work. Separation. The one with all your licenses, accounts, etc. has ONLY that stuff.
And sure, if you want to carry only one with the minimal stuff, go for it.
>>If by "wealthy enough" you mean "has 40 bucks..." Yes, I'd make the license/pass/etc phone a cheap one, but it still might require a separate plan, which is monthly maintenance, etc...
>>I'm genuinely bewildered about your threat model.
I'd say the main post described it rather well.
Just the combination of nice-to-have options becoming mandatory/primary, the underlying device thus also becoming mandatory, and the device explicitly working against our interest.
While 'I've got nothing to hide', I still don't like my devices gathering data on me that isn't also useful to me.
E.g., right now, it's pretty optional to be tracked - just leave the smartphone behind, bring cash and your license/badge/whatever. We can't do that when all those passes are on the same device, along with our communications history and more...
[0] https://blog.dormakaba.com/this-is-why-smartphones-will-repl...