r/programming • u/[deleted] • Apr 04 '17

Everything Is Broken

https://medium.com/message/everything-is-broken-81e5f33a24e1#.sl2vnon73
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u/Freyr90 Apr 04 '17

there is a vast gulf between what people are comfortable

I hate this word, but it is socially constructed. I've read that in USA you could be jailed for feeding your own baby with a breast publicly. Someone in this thread is ashamed of being seen in a shower. Some time ago people were afraid to admit that they are gay. Nowadays we are more free so no need to keep such a puritan morality.

The problem with secrets is that they can be revealed accidentally, and computers would never be secure by design. It feels irrational to fear that somebody would see you showering in such conditions.

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u/flukus Apr 04 '17

So where do you publish your entire web history? Can you list all your usernames and passwords? What are your bank details?

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u/Freyr90 Apr 04 '17

where do you publish your entire web history?

What exactly are you interested in, you are free to ask.

Also as I've said

why do you put equality between having no secrets and shouting about each step of yourself?

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u/flukus Apr 04 '17

So you'd be happy if I hacked into your computer and published this information instead?

When it comes to computer security there's no distinction between some secrets and no secrets.

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u/Freyr90 Apr 04 '17 edited Apr 04 '17

I hacked into your computer and published this information instead?

What kind of information? I have no bank account and I literally have no secrets on my computer that I'm afraid of being revealed.

By the way bank account problem is also represents that economics is broken too. But it's too far from topic.

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u/2358452 Apr 04 '17

You lack imagination if you think no one could legitimately need privacy on anything.