Today I was contacted by someone at work. She graduated school with me and our 20 year reunion was coming up. Why did she contact me at work? It was the only way they were able to track me down. I was included in promotional material by name. She told me I "was the hardest to track down"and I had to smile.

This is just a small anecdote about privacy practices and their real life impact (and how your employer can undo all of it, I guess)

  • InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 months ago

    Call me pessimistic, but I do think:

    • Privacy is an illusion.
    • Control is an illusion (a reference to Mr. Robot).

    Certainly, we can do a lot to have more privacy, but it is an illusion to think that we have complete control over it. Especially with social media, jobs, and today's technology.

  • pruneaue [she/her]@infosec.pub
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    7 months ago

    My 10y reunion is coming up, and im like 99% sure that nobody will be able to find me lol.
    Im not in contact with anyone, and ive even changed my name and as far as i know none of them know the new one either :')

  • barbara@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    It may not always be good to be invincible. You could make a website for yourself sich that people can find you and contact you. You can tgen decide if you want to write back. E.g a mastodon account would be enough. You don't gave to blog with that acc.

    • mattreb@feddit.it
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      7 months ago

      I kinda agree with you, being impossible to contact is probably unachievable in today society...Isn't it more important to avoid sharing more personal information, like your exact location history with Google? (or pls explain me the downvotes)

      • delirious_owl@discuss.online
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        7 months ago

        Well I'm saying I want to be contactable. I've moved many times in my life, and I don't want to loose contact with old lovers, friends, and colleagues.

        Isn't it wonderful when an old friend sends you a message and you get to catch up?

      • delirious_owl@discuss.online
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        7 months ago

        I don't want corporations to see what I buy, what news I read, or see a trace of my GPS coordinates.

        I do want former colleagues and friends to be able to find my email address...

        • BreakDecks@lemmy.ml
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          7 months ago

          Then give it to them. Address books, physical and digital, are nothing new.

          Some of us don't want just anyone with something to say showing up in our inboxes.

  • jsomae@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    Sucks they were able to find you this way. That's why I always use a pseudonym.

  • FarFarAway@startrek.website
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    7 months ago

    Well, at least you were wanted.

    I'm pretty sure they called my cell all week during work hours. Place had horrible reception so if the call came through at all, i couldnt answer cause well, im at work.

    But nobody ever left a message so shrug