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The Privacy Iceberg

This is original content. AI was not used anywhere except for the bottom right image, simply because I could not find one similar enough to what I needed. This took around 6 hours to make.

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The background is an iceberg with 6 levels, denoting 6 different levels of privacy.

The tip of the iceberg is titled "The Brainwashed" with a quote beside it that says "I have nothing to hide". The logos depicted in this section are:

The surface section of the iceberg is titled "As seen on TV" with a quote beside it that says "This video is sponsored by...". The logos depicted in this section are:

An underwater section of the iceberg is titled "The Beginner" with a quote beside it that says "I don't like hackers and spying". The logos depicted in this section are:

A lower section of the iceberg is titled "The Privacy Enthusiast" with a quote beside it that says "I have nothing I want to show". The logos depicted in this section are:

An even lower section of the iceberg is titled "The Privacy Activist" with a quote beside it that says "Privacy is a human right". The logos depicted in this section are:

The lowest portion of the iceberg is titled "The Ghost". There is a quote beside it that has been intentionally redacted. The images depicted in this section are:

  • A cancel sign over a mobile phone, symbolizing "no electronics"
  • An illustration of a log cabin, symbolizing "living in a log cabin in the woods"
  • A picture of gold bars, symbolizing "paying only in gold"
  • A picture of a death certificate, symbolizing "faking your own death"
  • An AI generated picture of a person wearing a black hoodie, a baseball cap, a face mask, and reflective sunglasses, symbolizing "hiding ones identity in public"

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 minutes ago

I love this! May I share on my blog and with my newsletter subscribers at Punching Up Press? We're probably in boxes #2 and #3, with a lot of readers starting off in box #1.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 hours ago

Kudos for inclusive alt texting!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

I think I'm probably slowly transitioning to "the ghost" but more as a matter of digital minimalism than for privacy lmao

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

Wow this blew up. People still not getting the meme portion of this?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

Is tuta better than protonmail?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Using basic things like Graphene OS and keepass shouldn't be considered privacy activist

[–] [email protected] 1 points 27 minutes ago

Calling GrapheneOS a "basic thing" when 99% of people will never touch their OS is a bit of a stretch.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I keep my passwords in an encrypted file instead of a bunch of sticky notes! I'm a privacy activist!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

Next step: Faking your own death

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Is it easy to implement Openwrt?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Very easy - as long as your router is on the table of hardware.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Thank you very much, I will investigate this further to see if it is feasible to implement.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

I m definitely a privacy enthusiast, but I use searx also, the rest I have no clue what they are

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

I already made browser suggestions https://lemmy.ml/post/29712598/18453254 but I would also add Ceno https://ceno.network/ in the 5th layer due to its P2P and caching nature.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

The only thing stopping me from being 'the Activist Group' is that Mullvad requires payment. Sorry, but I'm running a little tight on budget.

At the same time, I can't use Proton VPN for torrenting.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I don't like hackers and spying

brave

lol. lmao, even.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 18 hours ago

A beginner will choose what seems private, regardless of whether or not it actually is.

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 22 hours ago (7 children)

It's genuinely wild that Firefox and LibreWolf are nowhere on these

[–] [email protected] 15 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I was disapponted at that, I spooled up one of those instances a few months back and its federated and is magical. If only I could convince my family to move away from that old group text grumbles in person who cosplays as a sysadmin

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Enthusiast level. Not bad. Not bad. Also where would you put librewolf?

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

ExpressVPN is an arm of Israeli intelligence and should be on the tip of the iceberg: https://www.reuters.com/technology/expressvpn-employees-complain-about-ex-spys-top-role-company-2021-09-23/

All users should cancel their accounts immediately.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017.

Did AI write this?

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 21 hours ago

Was going to say links or it never happened but you provided them! And categorized by level! Excelsior!

Thanks also to the comments giving more information.

So grateful for this platform. For the most part.

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