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Re:Tim Bray · Private and Public Mastodon by zirgs on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @03:07AM (#34229057)
If you say embarassing shit or shout obscenities in public then don't be surprised if someone pulls out their phone and starts recording it.

It's completely different if someone sneaks into your home and leaves microphones there.

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Re:Tim Bray · Private and Public Mastodon by zmgsabst on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @08:19AM (#34230949)
Yes — and we’re asking about the case of a quiet conversation in a bar, where someone surreptitiously records using specialize equipment.

I think it’s very telling you made a strawman rather than respond to that point.

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Re:Tim Bray · Private and Public Mastodon by OctopusLupid on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @09:39AM (#34231857)
I think both of you are visualising "posting on the Fediverse" differently. One visualises it as a conversation between two people that may be overheard, while the other visualises it as broadcasting.
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