Re: Request for I2P access from those hosting a debian mirror
This is a reply to:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-mirrors/2014/11/msg00001.html
A common response to this desire for privacy is questioning of why: Do you
need to hide the fact you are updating debian?
No. I also don't need to wear clothes. But I like privacy, so I may wish
to do both. The point isn't that I have something to hide, it is that the
default expectation shouldn't be increased suspicion of wrongdoing when
someone is found to be wearing clothes.
I feel it is undignified toward human dignity for dragnet surveillance to
attempt to collect a copy of every piece of encrypted and unencrypted
piece of data. When I "apt-get anarchism" I would prefer the government
doesn't flag that and increase their interest in me. When I "apt-get
openssh-server" I don't want a MITM or someone listening on the open wifi
or well funded agencies attempting to bruteforce my newly running ssh
server. But since I cannot be invisible or stop people from taking
pictures or videos of me in public, I would like to wear clothes (use
I2P). I would like to hide when I am updating or what I am installing to
some extent, and while I2P is still subject to some traffic analysis
attacks to identify users to some degree of certainty I would rather wear
a towel than nothing at all (I would rather have some privacy than none
whatsoever). Many people are extremely comfortable sharing their every
thought and action on Facebook and Twitter, but there is an increasing
awareness that surveillance is not only pervasive but also corrupt
individuals and not entirely subject to meaningful oversight or
disciplinary action. These are good reason to work toward securing our
communications.
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