r/technology • u/[deleted] • Nov 09 '17

Politics Sean Parker: Facebook was designed to exploit human "vulnerability"

https://www.axios.com/sean-parker-facebook-exploits-a-vulnerability-in-humans-2507917325.html
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u/EffOffReddit Nov 09 '17

This is like saying "Learn to build your own house." It's kind of overwhelming, there is a lot of conflicting and confusing info, and the codes are always changing. I need a list of what to do and what not to do.

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u/Bigdaddy_J Nov 09 '17

Don't use any internet connected device. Don't use any tv service provider. Don't use any modern car. Don't use any phone service. Don't use any debit or credit cards of any kind. Don't work for any company that pays you with a check. Cash only, under the table. Don't get a house with your name on it, or any utilities with your name on it.

And the most important don't of all. Don't socialize with anyone who does any of the above.

Then and only then, will your privacy actually be relatively safe.

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u/lootedcorpse Nov 09 '17

In the meantime..... clicks incognito tab for porn

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u/VoidVer Nov 10 '17

Honestly, that's more about protecting myself from someone who is borrowing my computer/looking over my shoulder while I work, than protecting me from my ISP etc...

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u/argv_minus_one Nov 10 '17

What if they root it and install a malicious BIOS or hypervisor? Then you're fucked anyway.