Hello Trisquel community,
This question has been bothering me for a few weeks now. I greatly value my freedom and privacy, and recognize the importance of speaking out against injustice to defend freedom. Staying quiet all the time will not bring about any social change, we must speak out to some extent.
However, how do you balance speaking out against injustice with a desire for privacy? I certainly don't want the government to know the things I do online, however innocuous. It's not because I have something to hide, but because it is none of the government's business what I am doing on my computer. The problem is that speaking out requires giving up one's privacy to some extent.
For example, going and publicly campaigning for privacy/freedom can result in my privacy being destroyed. Or even creating a social media account to reach out to other free software/privacy advocates would result in Twitter/Facebook performing mass surveillance on me.
Putting out all our opinions on social media can be dangerous in the future, but I can also see the value of social media in reaching out to many people. Where do you guys draw the line? What is your balance?
Hello Trisquel community,
This question has been bothering me for a few weeks now. I greatly value my freedom and privacy, and recognize the importance of speaking out against injustice to defend freedom. Staying quiet all the time will not bring about any social change, we must speak out to some extent.
However, how do you balance speaking out against injustice with a desire for privacy? I certainly don't want the government to know the things I do online, however innocuous. It's not because I have something to hide, but because it is none of the government's business what I am doing on my computer. The problem is that speaking out requires giving up one's privacy to some extent.
For example, going and publicly campaigning for privacy/freedom can result in my privacy being destroyed. Or even creating a social media account to reach out to other free software/privacy advocates would result in Twitter/Facebook performing mass surveillance on me.
Putting out all our opinions on social media can be dangerous in the future, but I can also see the value of social media in reaching out to many people. Where do you guys draw the line? What is your balance?