Well, ranked in order according to some privacy advocates that are also tech savvy experts (and by that I mean with network sec, offense, defense, etc) the biggest threats to privacy ranked in order are:
- Facebook
- Google
According Rob Braxman (tech savvy privacy evangelist you can watch on YouTube) these guys are the only ones with the Scalability
to track everything you do, and 100% identify you personally. And it
doesn't matter what you do to try and make yourself private because
ironically, the more you do that the more you are making yourself
identifiable. And these guys don't worry about things such vpn's as they
don't need to rely on an IP to identify you anymore. You can find out
more by watching Rob Braxman on YouTube about privacy via browser
compartmentalization. Yes, he uses YouTube which is owned by Google but
he explains how he does this without Google ties to him on any other
account.
As for Facebook, I guess
one of the reasons they are ranked worst in terms of privacy is probably
how unethical and perhaps even borderline illegal with how they have
dealt with user privacy. Shouldn't be surprised really considering also
that Facebook is built on a persons idea that was stolen from him by his
Best Friend (AKA Mark Zuckerberg). Zuckerberg has also appeared
several times in court with respect to privacy, hacking, and other
Facebook scandals
https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-scandals-last-decade-while-running-facebook-2019-12?op=1&r=US&IR=T.
This is a guy with a low moral compass, a complete disregard for the
social contract, and yet so many people trust this guy with their data?
And what's more annoying is his smug, arrogant about all of this and
everything else he has done.
Oh
btw, I use Facebook. Yes, I may sound like a hypocrite here but that is
irrelevant to validity. And I use it because my friends and relatives,
and others use it. I wish I didn't use it but it makes an easy and
convenient way to speak to people quickly. It also makes finding people
if you need to very simple. I do hardly ever access it though; I only
use it now when I absolutely need to.
Oh
yea, the other issue with Facebook is that even if you don't have one
it doesn't matter. The reason for this is because the term "connection"
doesn't just refer to you are connected online but also offline. In
other words, friends, relatives, and other organizations that you are
connected to will have some info of yours and it's like this will be
uploaded to Facebook without your consent but also without your
knowledge, and of which ofc Facebook has absolutely no issue with this.
So, I guess out of the two of them at least Google wins in terms of Fidelity, integrity, and transparency.
FYI,
if you want to find out how you can be identified without an IP go to
https://brax.me/geo/. Yes, your IP address here will also be listed but
with big companies that's no needed. So, if you want, by all means try
to do it again with VPN; you will still be identified. The reason for
this is to do with a technique called Browser and device fingerprinting.
There are of course ways round this as Braxman explains in his
tutorial. Some of you may even think you have found ways round this
yourself but the odds are in actuality you probably haven't. Oh, it's
not using the Tor extension in Brave. I mean that is a nice idea but
seriously, if you want to use a Tor browser then it's simple; use Tor!
But do make sure you know what you are doing. That being said I I going
off by what other sec techs have said here regarding possibly
manipulating the fingerprinting on Brave with the Tor extension (I will
test that later myself anyway on a virtual machine). If I remember
correctly, it either doesn't work or if it does work it will make your
Brave browser more unique which actually defeats the object; you don't
want to be unique here! Hence why if you go to Tor it explicitly states
to Not Change Anything!
Anyway,
I digressed. In addition to other interests such as languages and
psychology I guess computer technology (especially cybersec) comes first
as one of my biggest interests.
The video on Browser Isolation:
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No there is not threat to privacy created by a computer it is a broadcast device and privacy is and was the responsibility of the operator. You are asking does a company have a liability when making a promise or false statement it cannot fulfill in whole truth. Computers from the beginnings of their conception were not a device of security but rather convenience and speed. Would you pay additional rent to live in a location which reduces your exposure to Wi-Fi?
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Mind you that could be due to the VPN I was using being useless. It doesn't even have a kill switch for instance. Other alternatives I can think of is due to fingerprints being stored from past years although that seems unlikely considering these are AI's doing this analytical stuff.
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Actually, disregard that if you wish. What happened was that I had WiFi access enabled on my adapter settings. Disabling it saves that issue.
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The basic argument over privacy on any computer is still nonsense Facebook, Google makes no difference. We are purchasing a broadcasting device then complaining about who can listen to your broadcast as a computer has always been impossible to secure, period. We rent inscription and transcriptions as they are only a puzzle to be solved.
If it is not obvious that people are the cause of violators of privacy by now it never will be. By the way the biggest loss of privacy to date as fact is legislation of law … Specifically Abortion Law.
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My apologies did not know this debate was closed to fact and only included suggested exposures to loss of privacy. Venting is cool.........
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Doest Google and Facebook = the biggest privacy threats in existence?
I think far to many people get paranoid regards so called invasions of privacy,mostly it's just different companies targeting you for specific goods you showed interest in
Our mobile phones and I-pads are an incredible piece of technology, and , it's incredible how they have totally changed societies, many years ago I remember ringing my wife from a phone box on Inis Mór the largest of the Aran islands, off the coast of Galway;
the phone operator was asking me to place anther coin in the slot and press button B to connect to the mainland as the spray from the waves smashed against the phone booth
In my wildest dreams did I think we would have technology like this, kids and younger adults nowadays would I think suffer depression or worse if this technology was taken away overnight , the worst aspect of this technology is that it's bred incredible impatience in people, only last week I was ordering books online and muttering at the screen "will you ever hurry to f---k up"
Have we got more than we lost with this technology?
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Yes, the data collection performed by facebook and google is downright satanic and should be stopped. But they are child's play compared to what BlackRock does:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAIcet1mQwg
Having 10 trillion worth in assets. BlackRock literally owns almost the entire world market. All of the mainstream media(even Fox), all the pharma companies, your house(probably), country governments, etc. They are the guys behind ESG scores - the reason why nearly every big company has gone woke. This is probably the closest thing the world has to a megacorporation(maybe it is a megacorporation). The federal reserve hired BlackRock to protect their assets from Covid. This company is like something out of a nightmarish fever dream of Alex Jones, I cannot put it into words.
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