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Do we have a chance? (szmer.info)

submitted 1 week ago by cottonbk@szmer.info to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Negative thoughts flooded my mind. The EU is constantly trying to push Chat Control. They're blocking bootloaders on phones, introducing ID and face scanning everywhere, in the US they're trying to push system-level verification, corporations are spitting in our faces and don't even hide it. I know we have to fight. My personal rebellion was joining Fediverse and Lemmy and quitting Reddit. But seriously, boss—I'm tired. Are our attempts to preserve internet freedom futile? Can we win against corporations and politicians who we pay but don't listen to us?

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[–] it_depends_man@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But seriously, boss—I’m tired. Are our attempts to preserve internet freedom futile?

Nah, we're fine. It's just that serious secrecy is a lot more effort and I'd rather not need that. But we do have all the tools.

That's 80% of the frustration for me. They have already lost that fight for control when they legalized encryption. Now the cat is out of the bag.

For example, encrypting things and hiding them in normal pictures and posts. Using code words in normal online interactions, woven into sentences where there is nothing to decrypt and the message only makes sense to people looking for a message.

Properly executed encryption isn't just indistinguishable from regular white noise, if it's mixed into a channel already carrying a message, an observer not looking for something will never see the difference.

[–] helix@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You mean steganography, not encryption. Which would be possible even if it'd be illegal.

[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Like what the court stenographer types? That stenography?

[–] helix@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

LOL, the autocorrect 🤓 steganography*, sorry!

[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Thanks!

[–] GMac@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

He/she meant steganography.

[–] helix@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, amazing autocorrect fail.

[–] GMac@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

Happens to me all the damn time.