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DEF CON 18 - Moxie Marlinspike - Changing Threats To Privacy: From TIA to Google

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What it is

Moxie Marlinspike's DEF CON 18 talk argues that privacy threats have shifted from centralized state databases like TIA to corporate data collection by companies like Google, despite wins in strong cryptography and decentralization.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Strongly recommended as a formative talk on privacy, especially for its argument that voting with your feet fails as a privacy strategy.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I highly recommend watching it”

    Explains why voting with your feet fails for privacy.

    CodeMage, 2017-05 · Strong recommendation · in “The Blockstack Browser: A Gateway to a New, Decentralized Internet”

  2. “It was formative in my understanding of privacy and security.”

    Formative talk on privacy and security.

    losvedir, 2022-01 · Strong recommendation · in “My First Impressions of Web3”

  3. “Recommend watching the whole talk.”

    Argument against voting with your feet for privacy.

    karangoeluw, 2019-06 · Recommendation · in “Facebook lawyers explain to a judge that privacy on Facebook is nonexistent”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: moxie marlinspike, surveillance, defcon, tracking, privacy policy

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