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The Privacy Iceberg

This is original content. AI was not used anywhere except for the bottom right image, simply because I could not find one similar enough to what I needed. This took around 6 hours to make.

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(I tried my best)

The background is an iceberg with 6 levels, denoting 6 different levels of privacy.

The tip of the iceberg is titled "The Brainwashed" with a quote beside it that says "I have nothing to hide". The logos depicted in this section are:

The surface section of the iceberg is titled "As seen on TV" with a quote beside it that says "This video is sponsored by...". The logos depicted in this section are:

An underwater section of the iceberg is titled "The Beginner" with a quote beside it that says "I don't like hackers and spying". The logos depicted in this section are:

A lower section of the iceberg is titled "The Privacy Enthusiast" with a quote beside it that says "I have nothing I want to show". The logos depicted in this section are:

An even lower section of the iceberg is titled "The Privacy Activist" with a quote beside it that says "Privacy is a human right". The logos depicted in this section are:

The lowest portion of the iceberg is titled "The Ghost". There is a quote beside it that has been intentionally redacted. The images depicted in this section are:

  • A cancel sign over a mobile phone, symbolizing "no electronics"
  • An illustration of a log cabin, symbolizing "living in a log cabin in the woods"
  • A picture of gold bars, symbolizing "paying only in gold"
  • A picture of a death certificate, symbolizing "faking your own death"
  • An AI generated picture of a person wearing a black hoodie, a baseball cap, a face mask, and reflective sunglasses, symbolizing "hiding ones identity in public"

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[–] grendel@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How the heck is TOR less secure than any of the vpns? Also nice vpn psyop/ad.

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[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 18 points 6 days ago

Thanks a ton OP for linking to all the tools and services in description, this is an awesome resource!

[–] PeteWheeler@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Thanks for providing this. It is obvious you put a lot of time into this. Truly appreciated. I will have to look into these.

How did you find these yourself?

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[–] dontblink@feddit.it 7 points 5 days ago

I think I'm probably slowly transitioning to "the ghost" but more as a matter of digital minimalism than for privacy lmao

[–] admin@lemmy.today 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

The only thing stopping me from being 'the Activist Group' is that Mullvad requires payment. Sorry, but I'm running a little tight on budget.

At the same time, I can't use Proton VPN for torrenting.

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[–] AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Using basic things like Graphene OS and keepass shouldn't be considered privacy activist

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago

GrapheneOS is absolutely niche. You have to go out of your way to buy a Pixel (which in many countries isn't even available), choose the bank that has a working app on Graphene, etc

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[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wow this blew up. People still not getting the meme portion of this?

[–] Charger8232@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

People still not getting the meme portion of this?

64 people and counting :P

[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Charger8232@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago

I have my inbox hooked up to my RSS reader, too, which means I get a notification on my phone every single time someone comments...

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

Because of Lemmy: proton, GrapheneOS, pi hole, open wrt, nextcloud

[–] ozzelot@mstdn.social 13 points 6 days ago (3 children)

@Charger8232
It's nice how firefox is just nowhere in there

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[–] theblips@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago (3 children)

In regards to addy, are my messages private in relation to the service or does it only serve to keep my anonymity to other threat actors?

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[–] hummy_bee@mander.xyz 8 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Also, I am out of the loop? What’s up with firefox? I have used it on linux mint for maybe 6 years now with uBlock. Currently trying to use DuckDuckGo as default browser because that Google AI results thing is starting to annoy me.

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[–] hummy_bee@mander.xyz 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 12 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Open source router you install it on your personal router instead of the vendor firmware and gain 200% of the functionality.

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[–] Afflictedlife@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago

I'm like a mix of the three tiers above ghost and in not really trying to be which is odd

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