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Why Democracy Needs Privacy

by freddyym on 4/10/23, 10:01 PM with 7 comments

  • by veqq on 4/11/23, 12:03 AM

    Where's the optimal boundary between transparency and privacy? To coordinate against threats or e.g. the formation of 19th century style political machines etc. privacy is essential, but we also want transparency. At first glance, larger actors must be transparent and smaller ones should have privacy but where do you draw the line? Is there perchance a liminal space of people with or without both somehow?
  • by than3 on 4/10/23, 11:36 PM

    If you have to explain, you've already lost the battle.
  • by 32gbsd on 4/10/23, 10:09 PM

    I thought the whole point was to influence people