Comment by mulmen
4 years ago
You are very naïve.
In a recent comment thread I noted that my father’s generation went from fighting a bitter war with Vietnam to Apple building MacBooks there. My grandfather landed on D-Day and drove Volkswagen Beetles for most of his life.
None of us know what will happen in the future. China could become a close ally. They’re already an existential economic partner.
The only path to real privacy is personal sovereignty. If you don’t control the data it is public. Period.
> You are very naïve.
I am your of the same generation of your father...
My grandfather was already 40 years old when D-Day landed.
> None of us know what will happen in the future
It's safe to assume that it doesn't matter.
You could die tomorrow, so why are you worrying?
> If you don’t control the data it is public
Unless the network is firewalled by Chinese government...
Safety is not about paranoia, but about layers.
car alarms aren't there to make it impossible to steal your car, but only to make it inconvenient for the thief and convince them to steal someone else's car.
> If you don’t control the data it is public. Period.
Funny, censorship (which this case somewhat is) is about making things not public. Though I somewhat agree.