Should Security Cost Your Privacy?
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The article from Proton.me discusses the trade-off between security and privacy, sparking a discussion on the challenges of balancing individual privacy rights with the need to prevent malicious activities.
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SilverElfin
4 months ago
Privacy is a fundamental human right. But I have trouble reconciling that with how bad actors can use privacy to hide. Not sure what the solution is other than accepting some amount of bad things as the cost of privacy.
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