ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Only tangentially related, but in the vein of privacy and circumventing surveillance, one communication idea I really like in that vein is from the show The Leftovers–the way the “Remnant” group communicates only by simple handwritten notes.
I just like the idea that something so rudimentary could theoretically overcome a lot of very high-tech snooping equipment. Good luck using your Stingray cell tower simulator to intercept my notepad scribbles.
Sp00kyB00k@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Camera’s or any other matter of visual detection. So perhaps we should get back into cyphers. Vigere anyone?
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Obviously, yeah, it wouldn’t work in the middle of a Target. And given the AI tools that can use keyboard typing sounds to determine what was typed, it’s even theoretically possible there’s some bleeding-edge capability to circumvent it. But in general, if you’re in some context where you’re not sure if you’re being listened to/monitored, handwritten notes would definitely work, because your biggest concerns are e-mail, text messages, phone calls, GPS, etc…
pseudo@jlai.lu 1 week ago
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I also presume some level of common-sense. Don’t do it near cameras, destroy the notes immediately, etc… It’s not air-tight, but it’s a surprisingly useful approach in many contexts where very expensive technology can fail.
Sp00kyB00k@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Good point. And a lot of handwriting is unreadable anyway.