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3 Teens Almost Got Away With Murder. Then Police Found Their Google Searches (www.wired.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.world

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[–] quickenparalysespunk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

no offense intended but

lately, the articles about lack of privacy being the downfall of murderers and dictators...... it's killing my enthusiasm for privacy

i won't give up on privacy... its just starting to feel gross... learning lessons from ppl who ought to suffer.

edit: everyone replying to me seems to misunderstand catastrophically. "losing enthusiasm" does NOT mean quitting privacy. i will never quit privacy. i have ANXIETY ABOUT LOSING PRIVACY. DON'T reply to me to convince me about privacy. i am a privacy evangelist.

my original comment was intended to say: "hey privacy advocates! stop posting articles about murderers and genocidal autocrats!"

[–] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 weeks ago

I'm not going to give up my privacy to make it easier for the cops to do their jobs. Police work is hard, but they already have more than enough power in the name of 'public safety', they don't need even more.

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I get what you're saying and agree in some ways. But, I shared an apartment with a friend, we argued about 'I have nothing to hide' . he went away for a few days and I removed the (shared) bathroom door.

When he got back

> hey, where's the door?

> I thought you had nothing to hide?

> I just want a little privacy...

[–] Boredlookingape@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

This made me lol

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

that bathroom door analogy is brilliant - privacy isnt about hiding crimes, its a basic human need just like we need doors on our bathrooms and passwords on our accounts.

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago

Yeah, it's not about doing anything illegal. It's just that I feel like people should be able to do things that aren't public.

The comment I was replying to is of the opinion that no one should post about negative aspects of privacy.

I don't believe that.