TheDarrenator on Nostr: Private digital communication through #encryption should be standard practice. It ...
Private digital communication through #encryption should be standard practice. It should be the default setting.
Whether we "delete" them or not, all SMS text messages are stored indefinitely and are able to be retrieved by others outside of your control. And how many times have we heard of people in the news getting in trouble after authorities comb through their email records?
Many claim they have nothing to hide -- that they aren't doing anything wrong. But having nothing to hide doesn't mean we have no right to privacy; and even though we may not be doing anything wrong, that doesn't mean others would agree (think in terms of certain "women's healthcare clinics," or supporting certain political candidates, or being at a certain place at a certain time that's perceived as a national threat, or using "suspicious" forms of cryptocurrency, or having any alleged "hatred" or "phobia," etc.
If a person lives in a society where there is freedom of speech, no one can guarantee those freedoms will always exist in the same way. Government regimes change over time, sometimes quickly.
If Alice wants to let Bob know she can't make it to dinner because the political or church meeting she's attending is running late, then she may not wish to broadcast that to the world. She may not want that on her permanent digital record, either. Her political or religious views may even change later. She has that right -- the right to #privacy.
We already have user-friendly tools for private digital communications. We should be using them regularly.
For example, here are just some of the ways a person can reach out to me with a reasonable assurance of privacy: https://tips.hushline.app/to/darren
Whether we "delete" them or not, all SMS text messages are stored indefinitely and are able to be retrieved by others outside of your control. And how many times have we heard of people in the news getting in trouble after authorities comb through their email records?
Many claim they have nothing to hide -- that they aren't doing anything wrong. But having nothing to hide doesn't mean we have no right to privacy; and even though we may not be doing anything wrong, that doesn't mean others would agree (think in terms of certain "women's healthcare clinics," or supporting certain political candidates, or being at a certain place at a certain time that's perceived as a national threat, or using "suspicious" forms of cryptocurrency, or having any alleged "hatred" or "phobia," etc.
If a person lives in a society where there is freedom of speech, no one can guarantee those freedoms will always exist in the same way. Government regimes change over time, sometimes quickly.
If Alice wants to let Bob know she can't make it to dinner because the political or church meeting she's attending is running late, then she may not wish to broadcast that to the world. She may not want that on her permanent digital record, either. Her political or religious views may even change later. She has that right -- the right to #privacy.
We already have user-friendly tools for private digital communications. We should be using them regularly.
For example, here are just some of the ways a person can reach out to me with a reasonable assurance of privacy: https://tips.hushline.app/to/darren