@nuwagaba2 Yup. Linux was step one. Step two is about politics: I explain and show to them how it works, why this and that app can't ne trusted, and how they can actually use their computer and internet instead of being used by the compagnies behind them. Tough work, not always fruitful, but never vain.
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Each time a new privacy-invasive feature like facial scanning is implemented, if people in majority comply and accept to use it, it will soon become normality, and other options will be marginalized or even removed entirely. -
Each time a new privacy-invasive feature like facial scanning is implemented, if people in majority comply and accept to use it, it will soon become normality, and other options will be marginalized or even removed entirely.@knowprose @nakdim @Em0nM4stodon Yup. We basically need what already existed in the late 90s, and we can now use it even more cautiously. We don't even need new fancy devices. We don't need all this social, community bullshit, we don't need new concepts either. We don't need TEDx or NYT best-sellers. Fuck Meta X Microshit and all but also fuck all these assholes that are always looking for some not-so-new idea to print their name onto in order to sell it.
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Each time a new privacy-invasive feature like facial scanning is implemented, if people in majority comply and accept to use it, it will soon become normality, and other options will be marginalized or even removed entirely.@nuwagaba2 Honestly I don't know. I already have a hard time trying to educate my kids on these topics and explaining my family why this is important. Did smartphones really improve our lives ? Haven't social media (in other words: having a profile and letting everyone knows who you're talking to) taken away from us some sense of anonymity and fun ? Do we really need to listen to music online ? An email, an old phone , a computer, a web browser – that should do the job.
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Each time a new privacy-invasive feature like facial scanning is implemented, if people in majority comply and accept to use it, it will soon become normality, and other options will be marginalized or even removed entirely.@nuwagaba2 I'm not telling anyone what they should do. I see nothing wrong with creating alternatives. What I'm saying is we'll have to be a little more ambitious than merely struggling to replace services that are already a problem in itself.
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Each time a new privacy-invasive feature like facial scanning is implemented, if people in majority comply and accept to use it, it will soon become normality, and other options will be marginalized or even removed entirely.@nakdim @Em0nM4stodon I'm afraid the one and only realistic alternative is to stop looking for alternatives. In other words, instead of trying to do what they already do but in a different way and with different tools, one should first question whether their "needs" are actual needs or simply preferences they're reluctant to leave behind.