Total digital privacy is impossible, but obfuscation, the intentional shrouding of identity with useless information, can be a compromise (The MIT Press Reader)

The MIT Press Reader:
Total digital privacy is impossible, but obfuscation, the intentional shrouding of identity with useless information, can be a compromise  —  Those who know about us have power over us.  Obfuscation may be our best digital weapon.  —  Consider a day in the life of a fairly ordinary person …



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