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Privacy is a team sport - how do we get more people to play? (www.rebeltechalliance.org)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by Paddy66@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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This is an open question on how to get the masses to care...

Unfortunately, if other people don't protect their privacy it affects those who do, because we're all connected (e.g. other family members, friends). So it presents a problem of how do you get people who don't care, to care?

I started the Rebel Tech Alliance nonprofit to try to help with this, but we're still really struggling to convert people who have never thought about this.

(BTW you might need to refresh our website a few times to get it to load - no idea why... It does have an SSL cert!)

So I hope we can have a useful discussion here - privacy is a team sport, how do we get more people to play?

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 14 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I have a feeling a whole bunch of people are about to start caring, when they see normal things being used as excuses to arrest friends, family, colleagues.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

By the time we hit this spot, historically, it is too late and fuckening will proceed as scheduled.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I can't get on board with doomerism anymore. It's giving up our power and either we have it, reclaim if or don't. I'm seeing a lot of denial, "oh look a squirrel!” and hopelessness. None of these serve us.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I surely aint giving up! There is but so much a single person can do but they should be doing it. But most people can't be bothered to fix their consumption patterns or address privacy in any meaningful way. If a mean person can't do that, I don't see any progress.

Either we hit critical mass between gen y and gen z to get something done, or techo lords gonna take over and in the future there won't be much of any accountability for them.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 5 days ago

Oh, I see it too. I'm just a "keep getting up until you can't" kind of person. Apathy at home and entertainment culture in general serves the money masters well. I'm just wondering if the public will actually move or continue circuses, once the bread is gone.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This depends on your country though. America sure.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 6 days ago

Acknowledge.

[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm in the UK and there's a feeling amongst some that "we're next" if we don't curb the rise of the far right.

The Reform party's victories here this week are another alarm bell.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 5 days ago

I'd say those some are spot on. Governments love the "look what that country is doing!” while doing the same or worse, surreptitiously. Prestidigitation, really.