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Defcon 18 Changing threats to privacy Moxie Marlinspike Part
killab66661 · Dec 12, 2010 · 42m 50s
What this video covers
Moxie Marlinspike's DEF CON 18 talk on changing threats to privacy argues that surveillance arrived through convenient services and network effects, so opting out is not a real solution. It also includes his framing of getting social democracy rather than the fascism people feared.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
Cited repeatedly to rebut 'just don't use Facebook' arguments and to explain why tracking becomes hard to escape at critical mass.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“At least, that's what I gleaned from this wonderful video[1]”
“Moxie Marlinspike gave a fantastic talk on this subject in 2010”
“I would highly encourage anyone who thinks that the solution is as simple as "don't use XYZ" to see what Moxie Marlinspike had to say”