The Privacy Iceberg

This is original content. AI was not used anywhere except for the bottom right image, simply because I could not find one similar enough to what I needed. This took around 6 hours to make.

Transcription (for the visually impaired)

(I tried my best)

The background is an iceberg with 6 levels, denoting 6 different levels of privacy.

The tip of the iceberg is titled “The Brainwashed” with a quote beside it that says “I have nothing to hide”. The logos depicted in this section are:

The surface section of the iceberg is titled “As seen on TV” with a quote beside it that says “This video is sponsored by…”. The logos depicted in this section are:

An underwater section of the iceberg is titled “The Beginner” with a quote beside it that says “I don’t like hackers and spying”. The logos depicted in this section are:

A lower section of the iceberg is titled “The Privacy Enthusiast” with a quote beside it that says “I have nothing I want to show”. The logos depicted in this section are:

An even lower section of the iceberg is titled “The Privacy Activist” with a quote beside it that says “Privacy is a human right”. The logos depicted in this section are:

The lowest portion of the iceberg is titled “The Ghost”. There is a quote beside it that has been intentionally redacted. The images depicted in this section are:

  • A cancel sign over a mobile phone, symbolizing “no electronics”
  • An illustration of a log cabin, symbolizing “living in a log cabin in the woods”
  • A picture of gold bars, symbolizing “paying only in gold”
  • A picture of a death certificate, symbolizing “faking your own death”
  • An AI generated picture of a person wearing a black hoodie, a baseball cap, a face mask, and reflective sunglasses, symbolizing “hiding ones identity in public”

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  • Matt@lemmy.ml
    9·
    4 days ago

    Just tell the normie that you have nothing to say if you have nothing to hide. Also, why there’s no F-Droid?

    • EngineerGaming@feddit.nl
      1·
      2 hours ago

      I got the impression most people do indeed have nothing to say or think they do. So this analogy irks me, unlike the more universal “curtains on windows/doors in bathroom”.

  • mycamgirl@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    7·
    3 days ago

    I wouldn’t put Telegram at that level. I would put it in “The Brainwashed.” Its encryption is disabled by default. You need to manually enable it on each chat, and you can’t enable it on group chats. The app gives a false sense of privacy. Telegram flaunts its end-to-end encryption, but it never mentions that it is disabled by default, and it refuses to enable the default. The final result is that people are not using the feature.

    A cryptographer and professor wrote a good piece about Telegram’s encryption, calling it “unusual” and the “non-standard authenticated encryption mode ever invented”: Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app?

    • EngineerGaming@feddit.nl
      1·
      2 hours ago

      Where I am, Telegram’s pretty much the primary social media in addition to the primary messenger. While I could avoid Whatsapp (which would’ve been harder if I were older), I still would’ve had a very hard time if I deleted Telegram.

  • Anna@lemmy.ml
    5·
    4 days ago

    Using basic things like Graphene OS and keepass shouldn’t be considered privacy activist

  • jagged_circle@feddit.nlEnglish
    4·
    5 days ago

    I give workshops on privacy. I always tell them that if they get nothing else out of my presentation, its that they should use a password manager.

    Honestly I think keepass should be beginner. That comes first before everything else.

    Also I think Tor Browser should come before VPNs. Its free and easier to use than VPNs (for when you want to google something secret and don’t want to be tracked. Most beginners are selective like that)

  • moseschrute@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    5 days ago

    Weird how Apple and iMessage are not in the same category. How do distrust apple’s privacy claims but trust iMessage?

  • 𝕨𝕒𝕤𝕒𝕓𝕚@feddit.org
    3·
    5 days ago

    I have no clue why telegram is often mentioned when it comes to “privacy focused messaging”. They don’t even have e2e encrypted group chats. Only 1:1 chats may be encrypted as an opt-in. Even WhatsApp is more secure than that, since they use signals encryption.

    Also the “we don’t give out even a byte of data to anyone” statements made by telegram have been thoroughly debunked as lies. When telegrams bottom line is in danger, they have and will give out your data.

    • Undertaker@feddit.org
      1·
      5 days ago

      WhatsApp claim to use this. They do not show their code nor did they do any kind of audit. Therefore we have to assume that there is no encryption.

    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orgEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      well that section has a few not so effective services, like authy, and imo brave and adblock, to depict what people believe at that point. and telegram probably gets to be there because it’s not the usual big tech companies, and it seems fine, even if unencrypted.

      Only 1:1 chats may be encrypted as an opt-in.

      and only on the phone app

  • mmhmm@lemmy.ml
    51·
    6 days ago

    I was at the bike shop a few weeks back and a ghost walked in. He came in wearing a medical mask covered by a bandana, sunglasses, cap. They wore gloves, long sleaved pants and shirt.

    First question from staff, ‘this a robbery?’

    Ghost, ‘no, I just need 27 2.5 tubes, miss.’

    They get the tubes, he agrees. Staff asks if he has an account. Ghost says, “nope, why would I need one?” Staff says they do it for records, insurance claim assist, and discounts. Ghost goes with a John Doe, pays cash and peaces the fuck out.

    Total King, but dude was given up a lot. Half of us were drinking beers enjoying a warm evening in spring. I hope he has had some good rides.

    I can say with confidence thay he was a white male. In his 50s. About 5’10". 140 lbs-ish. If anyone wants to get any tips, good luck!

    • baaaaaaaaaaah [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      I respect it but what’s the point? I kinda hope he’s some kind of super-criminal or as you say he’s given up a lot to hide from a state that probably doesn’t even care he exists even if they did know who he was.

        • mmhmm@lemmy.ml
          0·
          5 days ago

          I’d have guessed white nationalist if it was anywhere but a bike shop

            • mmhmm@lemmy.ml
              2·
              5 days ago

              Exactly right. My bad. Thanks for the reminder. Geography and majority opinions in the area were coloring my perspective but are not relevant

      • Broken@lemmy.ml
        3·
        5 days ago

        I’m no ghost, not even close. Be careful though, “what’s the point?” Is essentially the question everybody asks at every phase of that iceberg diagram.

        A possible answer to your question though, is that even if the state doesn’t know or care about him today that might change tomorrow.

        That’s not my threat profile but it’s a valid one.

  • utopiah@lemmy.ml
    2·
    5 days ago

    On browsers, as you put Chromium then also put Firefox or deMozillaed Firefox e.g. WaterFox.

    I’d put Brave back to the 2nd layer due to relying on Chromium and being heavily marketed while gathering data for its crypto scheme. I’d also put Firefox on the 2nd or 3rd layer.