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Will people read this and stop using the internet or stop caring about privacy?
I'm not saying don't use the Internet. I'm saying be aware, be careful. Don't let companies sell your information. Use two factor authentication. Encrypt everything you can. Scan your system for malware. Don't open suspicious emails. Be proactive, but realize at some point someone could compromise your security.
That is not "no privacy" though. Absolute privacy is probably unachievable indeed, but you can be pretty high on its spectrum.
I think a big part of it comes down to what threats are there in theory and what threats are there actually. The problem is that the theoretical threats are possible, they're not unrealistic and that's why it doesn't feel good to not be protected against the theoretical threats but we maybe need to try and accept they are too unlikely to be active threats. Trying to protect from theoretical threats is kind of like trying to protect your house from having an airplane fall down from the sky into your house. Or maybe this is just my trying to cope.
And how do we know what threats are theoretical vs active threats? Just have to keep learning and learning, it takes a long time. Talking in privacy and security communities can help speed up the learning.
Yeah, I fully agree! Point was different though... How does it relate to your statement of "there is no privacy on the internet"? Such awareness might help gain said privacy in each area, from different threats.