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.

Transcription (for the visually impaired)

(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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  • cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de
    01·
    17 hours ago

    I use KeepassDX and Aegis, I use Facebook, Viber, Whatsapp and Gmail to communicate, use Linux, also use Lemmy as is apperant from this very comment. I have uBlock Origin installed on Firefox as the main browser, I also have Protonmail as my main email, also I use simpleLogin. My search engine is DuckDuckGo. I also use ProtonVPN and used to use Opera VPN.

    I am from all of the above tiers

  • nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br
    93·
    3 days ago

    Funny how you need more and more technical knowledge to go deeper into privacy, until the last level, which is basically giving up on technology itself.

  • recklessengagement@lemmy.world
    2673·
    3 days ago

    I think this is the first time I’ve seen an iceberg meme with sources and explanations for each item. Fantastic. Your work is appreciated.

    • comfy@lemmy.ml
      561·
      3 days ago

      To be honest, and it wouldn’t work here, but I sometime enjoy the cryptic nature of iceberg memes at the lower ranks. It’s like a scavenger hunt.

  • Anna@lemmy.ml
    101·
    2 days ago

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

  • neuroneiro@lemmy.world
    312·
    2 days ago

    Was going to say links or it never happened but you provided them! And categorized by level! Excelsior!

    Thanks also to the comments giving more information.

    So grateful for this platform. For the most part.

  • 𝕨𝕒𝕤𝕒𝕓𝕚@feddit.org
    521·
    3 days ago

    I have no clue why telegram is often mentioned when it comes to “privacy focused messaging”. They don’t even have e2e encrypted group chats. Only 1:1 chats may be encrypted as an opt-in. Even WhatsApp is more secure than that, since they use signals encryption.

    Also the “we don’t give out even a byte of data to anyone” statements made by telegram have been thoroughly debunked as lies. When telegrams bottom line is in danger, they have and will give out your data.

    • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orgEnglish
      11·
      3 days ago

      well that section has a few not so effective services, like authy, and imo brave and adblock, to depict what people believe at that point. and telegram probably gets to be there because it’s not the usual big tech companies, and it seems fine, even if unencrypted.

      Only 1:1 chats may be encrypted as an opt-in.

      and only on the phone app

      • The 8232 Project@lemmy.mlOP
        7·
        3 days ago

        well that section has a few not so effective services, like authy, and imo brave and adblock, to depict what people believe at that point.

        Yes, this is the exact reason Telegram was put there. I even see Telegram recommended alongside Signal, despite the privacy risks.

    • Bazoogle@lemmy.world
      5·
      2 days ago

      Yea, telegram being advertised as a privacy messenger is a joke. If people want to have group chats like in discord and don’t care about privacy, whatever. But to try and flaunt how privacy focused you are while using your own home-brewed encryption is a joke. Not to mention the fact you have to turn it on for every chat you want end to end encrypted.

      The whole thing about not giving out data is really only accomplished by spreading user data across several countries. So you would have to get a search warrant from every country to get the data, relying on some countries not wanting to cooperate with other countries. That is not real security. Real security would be encrypting it so you literally couldn’t give them the data, even if they had a search warrant. Ya know, like signal.

    • Undertaker@feddit.org
      2·
      2 days ago

      WhatsApp claim to use this. They do not show their code nor did they do any kind of audit. Therefore we have to assume that there is no encryption.

      • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orgEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        or that some part of the encryption, like key handling is flawed. also, considering they have an RCE vulnerability every year, I wouldn’t be surprised if the encryption keys could just be stolen remotely.

        we also don’t know if facebook has implemented some kind of analytics for message content, sent files and media.

  • mmhmm@lemmy.ml
    1071·
    3 days ago

    I was at the bike shop a few weeks back and a ghost walked in. He came in wearing a medical mask covered by a bandana, sunglasses, cap. They wore gloves, long sleaved pants and shirt.

    First question from staff, ‘this a robbery?’

    Ghost, ‘no, I just need 27 2.5 tubes, miss.’

    They get the tubes, he agrees. Staff asks if he has an account. Ghost says, “nope, why would I need one?” Staff says they do it for records, insurance claim assist, and discounts. Ghost goes with a John Doe, pays cash and peaces the fuck out.

    Total King, but dude was given up a lot. Half of us were drinking beers enjoying a warm evening in spring. I hope he has had some good rides.

    I can say with confidence thay he was a white male. In his 50s. About 5’10". 140 lbs-ish. If anyone wants to get any tips, good luck!

    • baaaaaaaaaaah [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      23·
      3 days ago

      I respect it but what’s the point? I kinda hope he’s some kind of super-criminal or as you say he’s given up a lot to hide from a state that probably doesn’t even care he exists even if they did know who he was.

      • Broken@lemmy.ml
        19·
        3 days ago

        I’m no ghost, not even close. Be careful though, “what’s the point?” Is essentially the question everybody asks at every phase of that iceberg diagram.

        A possible answer to your question though, is that even if the state doesn’t know or care about him today that might change tomorrow.

        That’s not my threat profile but it’s a valid one.

        • mmhmm@lemmy.ml
          11·
          3 days ago

          I’d have guessed white nationalist if it was anywhere but a bike shop

            • mmhmm@lemmy.ml
              7·
              2 days ago

              Exactly right. My bad. Thanks for the reminder. Geography and majority opinions in the area were coloring my perspective but are not relevant

      • mmhmm@lemmy.ml
        5·
        3 days ago

        Speaking as a former kid of rural america you would be doing the lords work, friend