Privacy is not just an illusion; it’s a delusion. Things like privacy statements and permission to use cookies are little more than sophisticated propaganda. If you think for a moment the Overlords cannot prepare a dossier on you within minutes that would make your mother faint and your father die of shame, you’re living in fantasy land. You have no idea how much data they store on individuals, and not just credit card purchases: tracking data, telephone conversations, text messages, anything you ever posted on the Internet. It’s a devouring machine. Get in their way, and you will find out how much they know about you. It has been this way for a very long time. This is nothing new. And yes, they really can turn on your cell phone camera and microphone at will without lights, so long as the battery is attached. And VPN? I laugh when I think about VPN. There is no cryptographic protocol used on the Internet, that the Overlords who brought all these technologies out in the first place, cannot decipher. None. The only way to live with this level of privacy evasion is to accept the reality of it. Stop thinking you are ever alone. Out in the middle of nowhere with no electronics on you? Maybe

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    24·
    1 year ago

    You hear that, plebes? The governments of the world have already won, so you shouldn’t even try being an independent human being with a sliver of privacy.

    You’re not entirely wrong but the defeatist attitude screams “I love the flavor of this boot.”

    “The “Overlords” of this world are that smart and special, maybe you should just let them be in charge” is a real wild fuckin take. Especially when the last fifteen years have been nothing but evidence that the “Overlords” of the world are absolute fucking dipshits just like anyone else.

    • Blisterexe@lemmy.zip
      6·
      1 year ago

      And like, I’m not trying to hide from the gov, I just don’t want companies like Google and Microsoft knowing what I’m doing

    • beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      2·
      1 year ago

      agreed. sounds propaganda-ey. also sounds kinda like that other run-on sentence post in privacy recently about how being concerned rUiNs yOuR sOCiaL liFe 🙄

      My guy, you can’t fool us, we know accounts like you exist solely for this. only question is are you paid by your corporate owner or your local government’s intelligence agencies?