Gosh. We’re all toast.

[SomewhereonNeptune]

20 hours ago, SomewhereonNeptune said:

to the time you take your morning shit

That was what I meant. Mine varies. 

16 hours ago, Pozzible said:

So you give CVS a fake phone number, are you giving them a unique, fake email address? A fake name? A fake birthday? A fake ID? Are you paying them in cash? Are you getting prescriptions filled there? The doctors’ information alone is enough to tie it all together. 

Do you use a VPN? Does your VPN provider have an audited, no logs policy? Is the provider based in the US or hosted on US servers?

The phone number I give is 867-5309 in whatever area code I am. So do a lot of people, it's a pretty common hack. The number comes from a Tommy Tutone song from the early 80's. That gives you the loyalty savings without needing to be a member. If my shopping times out right, I can possibly be there for the free turkey when you reach X dollar amount. Email, birthday, name, ID don't matter in that instance, and my scripts aren't done at CVS. Only various sundry shopping. If I go to a (choose grocery here), that number usually works. 

I use a no log VPN provider and it's usually routed through a non-US VPN. Posting on here for me requires it since access is blocked in my state obviously. Anyone from Louisiana has the same issue.

Can we be completely anonymous? No, I'm not stupid enough to think that. Can I fuck with someone's head trying to figure out shopping habits? A little, or at least enough to cloud the metadata picture of me.

15 hours ago, verbalBTTM said:

The ACLU sued the state of Maryland to stop that level of surveillance, but we all know it didn't stop. The problem is that the technology is so good, and it's the perfect tool to maintain control if so desired.

You can thank Edward Snowden for the insight into the reach of data gathering. And I think that's just the tip of the iceberg.

On 9/16/2025 at 4:31 PM, Poz50something said:

My worry is that one day, the technology will be able to doctor such evidence to reach conclusions that lazy prosecutors want to reach. 

One day? Look at what AI does right now. Given enough information and the correct prompts, you can have AI create a video, vocals, and detail that puts someone in a very specific place while they're actually nowhere close. If you ever want to create reasonable doubt in a defense case, I'm sure AI could be used to do so, provided the prompts and detail is accurate. Just one problem: At the current rate of ingestion, the state of Ai is such that we'll reach the point where there is no more information organically to intake. Sometime in 2032. What happens then?

[DeathLust]

On 9/16/2025 at 7:49 PM, Pozzible said:

CCTV is one thing, a matrix of all our data is quite another. After reading the NYT article, try reading the Wikipedia page on right to privacy. Kiss that goodbye. Everything we’ve ever done online is captured. Every hookup made, every story read, every movie watched, every post, every comment. And all of it instantly analyzed. I suspected we’d eventually live in a dystopian Huxley novel. Just came sooner than I expected. 

A little too pessimistic a view imho 

[DeathLust]

On 9/16/2025 at 4:31 PM, Poz50something said:

I think we constantly balance freedom and security. One result of CCTV, everyone carrying their cellphones and tech devices in general is we can no longer be anonymous or even unmonitored. Derek Chauvin was arrested and is now in jail for the rest of his life, because of the overwhelming amount of evidence from private cellphones documenting his gross civil rights abuses. My worry is that one day, the technology will be able to doctor such evidence to reach conclusions that lazy prosecutors want to reach. 

Never forget Minneapolis PD was given the knee on the neck training by !srael, with the full funding and support of politicians. An officer is only as corrupt as the top the food chain allows them to be

[Poz50something]

11 minutes ago, DeathLust said:

Never forget Minneapolis PD was given the knee on the neck training by !srael, with the full funding and support of politicians. 

without many of the private citizens recording the crime, I doubt Chauvin would have been brought to trial as quickly as he was. The prevalence of recording devices works both ways. 

[Poz50something]

38 minutes ago, SomewhereonNeptune said:

One day? Look at what AI does right now. Given enough information and the correct prompts, you can have AI create a video, vocals, and detail that puts someone in a very specific place while they're actually nowhere close. 

Thing is, at the moment, there is something that gives the fact that it’s AI away…even in almost-realistic vids, it something about having 6 fingers, or something unnatural in the movement that gives the fact that it’s AI produced away. If one looks closely. Some da, we might not be able to tell the difference. And there are always people who aren’t so sophisticated enough to tell the difference. 

[verbalBTTM]

10 hours ago, SomewhereonNeptune said:

You can thank Edward Snowden for the insight into the reach of data gathering. And I think that's just the tip of the iceberg.

He delivered the decisive blow that confirmed our suspicions were spot on and revealed just how much worse things actually are. His action was a crucial public service, and we all owe him a debt of gratitude.

[hntnhole]

17 hours ago, SomewhereonNeptune said:

You can thank Edward Snowden for the insight into the reach of data gathering. And I think that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Agreed.  Facts are facts, and while sometimes the truth is difficult to discern, sometimes they appear right in front of our faces.