Firstly, I’m not against privacy or anything, just ignorant. I do try to stay pretty private despite that.
I wanted to know what type of info (Corporations? Governments? Websites??) Typically get from you and how they use it and how that affects me.
Firstly, I’m not against privacy or anything, just ignorant. I do try to stay pretty private despite that.
I wanted to know what type of info (Corporations? Governments? Websites??) Typically get from you and how they use it and how that affects me.
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My threat model is a potentially violent stalker and my professional reputation. I keep any identifying details online to a minimum so he can’t track me down and I keep separation between political activity and my professional identity compartmentalized.
Stuff like volunteering for the ACLU should not matter when I apply for a new job. But there are assholes out there and I would rather they websearch my name and find nothing rather than something they would see negatively for any reason. I know some hiring managers in my company try to avoid anyone with politics that would align with pro-union positions because … well, because they are anti-union assholes. I can’t always avoid that in my career so I’ll at least work against them in my own chosen way instead of theirs.
Those are good reasons and I’m glad you think about and develop these threat models. And sorry you have to deal with them.