As long as we're way out on an (OT) limb . .

/me hears a branch starting to break

It boggles my mind that younger (College) computer literate people to be paranoid about such things. I would think that people who have grown up with computers as an accepted fact in their life would understand that anonymity is at best a concept not an achievable reality anymore.

For myself I assume that everything I do, everywhere I go, everything I say can be traced back to me. I live my life as an open book, but I doubt anyone would want to know that much about me.

There is one benefit to adapting to this mindset. It forces you consider what you can (or are willing) to defend and stand for.

Freedom does not come from those who hide in the shadows and exploit it's opportunities but from those who accept the consequences of exercising it.

coreolyn -- and the branch breaks aaaaaaahhhh!!

In reply to Re: (OT) Dealing with end user paranoia by coreolyn
in thread (OT) Dealing with end user paranoia by jlongino

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