Will people start caring for their privacy if most of the links posted were tracking free?
The reason I am asking is because despite the amount of posts I posted and all the ways that I advocated for getting news from tracking free websites/ non-profits, people don’t seem to change.
I still see people posting links from people, the independent, CBS, Vox Media and other evil companies still being posted.
Will people on the long-term change or is it a lost cause?
Doing OSINT is exactly what converted me into a privacy advocate.
I saw some retiree earlier today trying to take a pic of something. Opened his phone holding it up for all to see, and has only stock Android and bloatware apps. Like he just set it up yesterday. Worn cover and screen indicates, nope, not a new phone. I sighed a heavy sigh of sadness. Old guy has no idea. And would be pissed if he actually knew how much data he sprays all over.
This is super true. The more IT savvy you are (especially network administration and app development), the more you end up thinking “how the fuck is this legal and no one cares?”.
Edit: Forgot to mention OSINT and pentesting as they are obvious.
How often I have seen older peoples unhinged comments on explicit posts, while having their photo, full legal name and sometimes their address and phone number on public display is insane.
Telling them this and running wireshark on their device, explaining the logs in simple terms could change their minds.