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.

  • Vanth@reddthat.com
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    2 months ago

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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.

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      2 months ago

      Those are good reasons and I’m glad you think about and develop these threat models. And sorry you have to deal with them.