Sharing privacy and security setups, the digital equivalent of leaving a detailed map to your treasure chest and then wondering why pirates are interested. True privacy, as a concept, becomes a rather slippery thing when you attempt to explain it publicly. It’s a paradox, isn't it?
I'll share a "true" secure setup. Four laptops: secure communications, normal communications, a decoy, and an “airgap” (a computer that had never gone and would never go online).
So use no messenger? Any decentralized options?
Alternatives to Signal that prioritize decentralized communication.
James May added: “The thing that really bothers me is road sectarianism. Quite a few people in cars seem to be somehow offended by people riding bicycles because they’ve paid all this money for a car and think therefore they should be rewarded for it, but often they’re just not using the car very intelligently.” 👍
What’s the practical takeaway here? Just don’t have an email basically
@Cgers@lemmy.dbzer0.com The takeaway here is not "don't use email at all." You can employ OpenPGP, and encrypt your emails. Also, host your own keys. Perhaps don’t allow a single corporation to have your private key and access to your encrypted messages simultaneously.
No single organization should be trusted. "Emails paint an intimate narrative of ourselves — the people we talk to, the books we read, the politics we practice. This information is powerful. When we lose control over it, it can do great harm to ourselves and our loved ones." https://ideas.ted.com/why-we-should-all-care-about-encryption-really/
Outlawing Chinese AI in the USA might seem like a "straightforward solution", but it could have unintended consequences: escalation, underground development, and missed opportunities. At the end of the day, the goal should be to protect human rights and promote transparency, not just in the US or China, but around the world.
I agree yet it's a supplementary benefit, not a substitute for genuine security.