Snowden's NSA-leaks and revelations thereafter have taught us a great deal about how we are all basically screwed: online privacy - more and more synonymous with our privacy full stop - is a complete farce. What we thought was ours alone back in 2003 simply isn't. The melee of synching smartphones and social media and cookies and unprotected web connections degrades us to mere tiny flies stuck in a huge web where we are gobbled up by the big spider of surveillance, tech companies, secret services, big data profiling and the likes. We are trapped in the belly of the horrible machine, and the machine is bleeding to death.
Question is: have you changed your online behavior post-Snowden? Did you take precautionary measurements you wouldn't have a year ago? Are you aware but find protecting your privacy too much of a hassle? Or do you just not give a fuck? I can't guarantee the NSA won't be all over this poll, but I'd like your answer all the same.
Poll Results
Option | Votes |
I'm fully aware of how I don't have privacy online anymore and it gives me dystopian nightmares. And I do some here, do | 12 |
I know of the Snowden revelations and the implications, but come on: this is a battle you can't win. I continue to use | 11 |
Privacy? Lol. It never existed and never will. You can buckle up and brace yourself as much as you like, it's all waste | 10 |
Snowed on? Oh Snowden! Yes heard of hi.. Wait: Kittens! And likes! TEH INTERNET! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | 6 |
Darknet baby! I'm only here because TOR and my VPN allow me to, ditched my smartphone, use encrypted email only, exited | 3 |
Snowden did open my eyes: I'm following the news closely and am trying to protect my privacy as best as I can, using to | 2 |
I've heard of this Snowden fella. Left a hot babe at Hawaii to go live in Russia lol what a moron. Ohh more kittens! | 0 |
I have not heard of this Snowden fella. But this sounds quite alarming! Will investigate. | 0 |
― a pleasant little psychedelic detour in the elevator (Amory Blaine), Tuesday, 6 January 2015 02:11 (ten years ago) link