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Yes. And privacy does give you more options. But be careful not to be too obvious about it, because that makes you a target.


> But be careful not to be too obvious about it, because that makes you a target.

Good. It's probably better that a young curmudgeonly asshole like myself that has zero respect for unquestioned authority go through the years long process of bringing a clear case of 4th and 5th amendment violations through to the supreme court.

I personally would rather rot in jail in contempt if it meant that these questions of personal property, privacy and self-incrimination were discussed and settled legally. It's a question of civic duty at that point.


No you wouldn't, that's internet badassery coupled with youth at work.


Versus grumpy old person pessimism? Don't pretend to know my convictions.


I'm not old, I'm just not young enough to romanticize prison.


Too late to edit, but here's a citation:

> ... Once the amount of risk is determined, consider cost, time, and effort of implementing OPSEC countermeasures to mitigate risk. Factors to consider include:

> (1) The benefit and the effect of the countermeasure on reducing risk to the mission.

> (2) The cost of the proposed countermeasure compared with the cost associated with the impact if the adversary exploited the vulnerability.

> (3) The possibility that the countermeasure could create an OPSEC indicator.

DoD OPSEC manual at pp 13-14

https://www.opsecprofessionals.org/official/081103_DOD_OPSEC...


When everybody is a target, nobody is a target...


Tell that to Anne Frank.


She was part of a subset of Everybody.




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