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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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(I tried my best)

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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[-] airikr@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

I am apparently the privacy activist (not using Monero, SimpleX Chat, Degoogled Chromium, or Keypass, though). I do use uBlock Origin (Gecko ffs!) and Bitwarden (self-hosted Vaultwarden). Unfortunately, I am using Telegram, but trying to move all my contacts to my own Snikket server. It's a very slow process.

[-] civilcoder@lemm.ee 27 points 6 days ago

Kudos for inclusive alt texting!!

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[-] pyre@lemmy.world 49 points 6 days ago

I don't like hackers and spying

brave

lol. lmao, even.

[-] Charger8232@lemmy.ml 21 points 6 days ago

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

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[-] mycamgirl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I wouldn't put Telegram at that level. I would put it in "The Brainwashed." Its encryption is disabled by default. You need to manually enable it on each chat, and you can't enable it on group chats. The app gives a false sense of privacy. Telegram flaunts its end-to-end encryption, but it never mentions that it is disabled by default, and it refuses to enable the default. The final result is that people are not using the feature.

A cryptographer and professor wrote a good piece about Telegram's encryption, calling it "unusual" and the "non-standard authenticated encryption mode ever invented": Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app?

[-] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago

Where I am, Telegram's pretty much the primary social media in addition to the primary messenger. While I could avoid Whatsapp (which would've been harder if I were older), I still would've had a very hard time if I deleted Telegram.

[-] neuroneiro@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days 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.

[-] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 28 points 6 days ago
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[-] grendel@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

How the heck is TOR less secure than any of the vpns? Also nice vpn psyop/ad.

[-] Charger8232@lemmy.ml 23 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

How the heck is TOR less secure than any of the vpns?

This isn't a ranking of security. It is ranked based on the experience level at which people generally begin to start using certain software. They build on top of each other.

[-] PeteWheeler@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Thanks for providing this. It is obvious you put a lot of time into this. Truly appreciated. I will have to look into these.

How did you find these yourself?

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[-] AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml 9 points 6 days ago

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

[-] Redex68@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

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

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[-] theblips@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago

GrapheneOS is absolutely niche. You have to go out of your way to buy a Pixel (which in many countries isn't even available), choose the bank that has a working app on Graphene, etc

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[-] admin@lemmy.today 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

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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[-] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 6 points 6 days ago

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

[-] Charger8232@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago

People still not getting the meme portion of this?

64 people and counting :P

[-] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago
[-] Charger8232@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago

I have my inbox hooked up to my RSS reader, too, which means I get a notification on my phone every single time someone comments...

[-] hummy_bee@mander.xyz 8 points 6 days ago

Also, I am out of the loop? What’s up with firefox? I have used it on linux mint for maybe 6 years now with uBlock. Currently trying to use DuckDuckGo as default browser because that Google AI results thing is starting to annoy me.

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[-] hummy_bee@mander.xyz 8 points 6 days ago
[-] ParetoOptimalDev@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

Open source router firmware.

[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 12 points 6 days ago

Open source router you install it on your personal router instead of the vendor firmware and gain 200% of the functionality.

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[-] dontblink@feddit.it 5 points 6 days ago

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

[-] Afflictedlife@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago

I'm like a mix of the three tiers above ghost and in not really trying to be which is odd

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