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The Privacy Iceberg (lemmy.ml)
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OC by @Charger8232@lemmy.ml

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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[–] softcat@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 days ago

It's only so long before they can packet sniff the electrical impulses going down our nerves. The only choice is to return to being a single cell animal.

[–] ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee 24 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Why is ProtonVPN considered so much “better” than NordVPN exactly?

[–] MyPornViewingAccount@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It shouldnt be, proton's CEO is a Trumper.

[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

is he though? All I've heard is that he liked that trump was going after tech monopolies

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

It’s not just about the one dudes statement! It’s how the whole company handled the backlash, they doubled down and even pulled out of Mastodon and settled on fucking Reddit to post their official updates.

Bunch of fucking clowns.

[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Best I could guess is because Proton is based in Switzerland as a nonprofit so it's both (supposedly) not profit-motivated and not subject to the 5 eyes, 9 eyes, or 14 eyes survaillence.

NordVPN is based out of Panama, and its parent company is based out of the Netherlands, which are subject to the 5 eyes and 9 eyes, respectively. It's also not a non-profit.

These are pretty obviously superficial differences, and are irrelevant to whether either group is actually data-secure.

[–] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

both are bad

VPNs are a point of trust and the least bad ones today are iVPN and Mullvad

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Ivpn doesn't get enough credit for their devotion to privacy and security.

Their docs are amazing, too.

[–] SatyrSack@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

In the case of this meme, I presume placing NordVPN higher is mostly due to slotting it in the "As seen on TV" tier. I assume ProtonVPN is just not advertised as much.

[–] DABDA@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What policies does Steam have that warrant inclusion in this privacy list at all, let alone under the "brainwashed" category?

[–] truxnell@aussie.zone 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I thought that too. Yes, big bad US corp, but privately owned and tiny staff footprint.

I'm not ditching my 20yo steam account on behalf of this graphic

[–] BleakBluets@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Edit: I just now realized that the graphic is more privacy-focused rather than consumer-rights-focused. I don't know what privacy issues Steam has specifically, so its inclusion on this list may not be justified regardless of any anti-consumer practices.

I'm not ditching my 20yo steam account on behalf of this graphic

I think that's why they were included in this graphic. They provide DRM games that are vendor-locked to their platform. They require that you buy a game from them to download mods from the workshop, even if that game doesn't use a Steam-specific modding framework (Slay the Spire and Black Ops 3 for example). They tie that account to many services in order to make it difficult to leave their platform. Services such as: per-game community forums, friend lists with direct messaging and multiplayer integration, VAC anti-cheat, and achievement tracking.

I like Valve, they contribute a lot to open source. But be honest, if Epic Games did 1/10 of this, they would be accused of trying to build a walled garden like Apple.

It will be absolute hell if Steam ever gets enshitified. It would be better if these services could follow an interoperable and open standard or were run independently. Vendor-lock from "good" corporations is still anti consumer.

[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 4 points 2 days ago

AFAIK Epic has been accused of trying just that so yeah, people (including me, guilty as well) kind of conveniently ignore Steam's priviledged position because of the service they offer

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's important that you get a certified certificate of death. Many hospitals won't certify your certificate of death, which from a privacy perspective is so worthless you may even die of embarrassment - which of course, apart from you being fully dead, wouldn't even be certified.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 5 points 2 days ago

SimpleX finally got multi-device support? Like, concurrently?

I'll have to check out out again.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

TIL SearXNG, I will be testing that out this weekend.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Cool graphic! Cheers!