Comment by Aurornis
5 months ago
> they were questioning the wisdom of clicking a random link that goes to a closed platform that collects a ton of surveillance data and has a history of sharing with law enforcement
Surprisingly ironic, given that the topic is about security cameras from a company that collects data and shares it with law enforcement.
It's not ironic at all. It doesn't take much threat modeling to understand that the risk of getting banned from discord isn't the same risk. And whatever risk there is becomes offset by a need to want to protect your loved ones.
If you don't want to put yourself into a limited risky situation, then you're good. But braver people will and that's okay.
So avoiding ALPR security cameras while doing innocuous driving: Important for privacy
Joining random Discord links from people discussing how to vandalize government property (a literal crime): Perfectly fine, nothing to worry about, just click the link and don't ask questions?