Today I really learned the implications of a post-privacy world. I have a Mastodon follower that is (or purports to be) a Meta employee. I don’t know why but I believe him when says that he is. There’s just something believable about it. Well he revealed some very angering things about what Meta knows about us; specific things down to our sexual orientation and how often we have sex and our political affiliations and leanings. I screwed up when I didn’t heed the warnings years ago when privacy advocates were railing against Facebook. I thought those guys were wearing the “tin foil hats.” I’m the sucker.
Now it’s just about impossible for me to disappear even if I really want to. Couple that with me feeling really salty about my employment situation. My existing employer is jerking me around so I don’t feel like working. Well I digress, I feel even more motivated to continue on my path to build CCURENET. But CCURENET is not, nor will it ever be, designed with mobile devices in mind because of location tracking. I won’t allow mobile devices to participate on the network in any way, shape, or form.
CCURENET is going to depend upon people having internet access and an actual laptop or desktop. I’m hoping this can reclaim some privacy.