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80/20 Online Privacy And Security

I sometimes despair about 80/20ing online privacy and security: I fear this is one of those things where you either go to superhuman lengths to get privacy or you accept that you're getting nothing at all. (Richard Stallman abjures cell phones, key cards, credit cards, and browsing

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Is This Anything? 12

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The Golden Mean

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Trust

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a week ago 11 votes

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80/20 Online Privacy And Security

I sometimes despair about 80/20ing online privacy and security: I fear this is one of those things where you either go to superhuman lengths to get privacy or you accept that you're getting nothing at all. (Richard Stallman abjures cell phones, key cards, credit cards, and browsing

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The Rise and Fall of Hunter S. Thompson (Part 1 of 3)

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2 hours ago 1 votes
the feedback fallacy of writing on the internet

or: how to stop mishearing all the nice things people say to you

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