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Here’s a little quiz from a chonky cat & a pandemic-weary-but-undefeated me:
Why am I putting stickers in the background? What’s the purpose?
It’s a serious question and I’ll post an explanation, but would like your thoughts first.
Why am I putting stickers in the background? What’s the purpose?
It’s a serious question and I’ll post an explanation, but would like your thoughts first.
OK. So! As many of you noted, I am obviously concealing my location.
Why am I bothering to talk about something so obvious?
Well, here& #39;s the thing. A lot of us have a false sense of security when we take pictures inside.
Why am I bothering to talk about something so obvious?
Well, here& #39;s the thing. A lot of us have a false sense of security when we take pictures inside.
A simple identifying feature or two won& #39;t necessarily lead someone to your location.
But think about the totality of the information that you& #39;re putting out about yourself online: People can go through that and put clues together.
The feature becomes a piece of a puzzle.
But think about the totality of the information that you& #39;re putting out about yourself online: People can go through that and put clues together.
The feature becomes a piece of a puzzle.
My colleague @AricToler, for example, is scarily good at this.
Much like Spiderman, he understands that great power comes with great responsibility.
This isn& #39;t the case for everyone out there, however.
Much like Spiderman, he understands that great power comes with great responsibility.
This isn& #39;t the case for everyone out there, however.
Even something as seemingly innocuous as *the way sunlight is falling in a particular picture* can be a big clue.
I think a lot of us are already conditioned to be careful with pictures outside. But your indoors pictures can also be used to track you. It& #39;s why I made the thread
I think a lot of us are already conditioned to be careful with pictures outside. But your indoors pictures can also be used to track you. It& #39;s why I made the thread
Now, I& #39;m a very relaxed person who believes that privacy is dead and we& #39;re never getting it back. I& #39;m cheerfully resigned to that.
But I don& #39;t like making it easy for people to track me. And if you have privacy worries, you shouldn& #39;t either. Take note of that with indoors pics.
But I don& #39;t like making it easy for people to track me. And if you have privacy worries, you shouldn& #39;t either. Take note of that with indoors pics.
As per the chonky cat I am holding, here are some key details:
— Her name is Ruby
— Her alias is Kitty Sweetie
— She started getting spoiled during the pandemic, hence the extra chonk ( @SKozakMedia, to answer your question)
— She is a hunter
— More pics of Ruby are forthcoming.
— Her name is Ruby
— Her alias is Kitty Sweetie
— She started getting spoiled during the pandemic, hence the extra chonk ( @SKozakMedia, to answer your question)
— She is a hunter
— More pics of Ruby are forthcoming.
Because I& #39;m being asked about paranoia:
This thread is not meant to encourage paranoia! It& #39;s a very general suggestion of what to be aware of when you post pics online, using laypeople terms
My goal is to make you understand that you know what you& #39;re doing. Not to scare you!
This thread is not meant to encourage paranoia! It& #39;s a very general suggestion of what to be aware of when you post pics online, using laypeople terms
My goal is to make you understand that you know what you& #39;re doing. Not to scare you!
"I& #39;m not some blue check! I don& #39;t need to have the same privacy concerns!"
Perhaps you don& #39;t. Perhaps you do
Consider how online communication has resulted in deteriorating standards for how we treat each other. Tomorrow you could get into a bad argument with someone online...
Perhaps you don& #39;t. Perhaps you do
Consider how online communication has resulted in deteriorating standards for how we treat each other. Tomorrow you could get into a bad argument with someone online...
... And that someone can decide to track you down. Because they& #39;re mad, or because they& #39;re offended, or because it& #39;s fun for them.
Your individual tweets, posts, and pictures are like pieces of a mosaic. People with zero formal training can come along and assemble the picture.
Your individual tweets, posts, and pictures are like pieces of a mosaic. People with zero formal training can come along and assemble the picture.
Or, for example, consider people who post "innocent" lies. Perhaps about they& #39;re lies about their military service ( @Snakeeater36, you can back me up here)
Guess what? If they& #39;re putting enough information about themselves out there, their identities can easily be revealed.
Guess what? If they& #39;re putting enough information about themselves out there, their identities can easily be revealed.
