Comment on Why The Internet REALLY Wants Your ID... (and why now?)
Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 1 week agoNot anything posted anywhere, but also anything you ever posted. How do you know if something that you say now won’t be used against you in 15 yrs?
nicerdicer@feddit.org 1 week ago
This definetely will happen. Imagine you are attempting to run for the mayors office, a high position in a company, or anything similar, your opponent will gladly dig up some post where you stated something that became controversial over time.
It is a bit similar to have dug up drunk party pictures from college or university, only that in the future these takes will be judged in a more unpredictable manner: With party pictures that show you drunk, you can estimate yourself that this might not be a goog idea to have them spread over the internet, as they put you in a bad light.
But when you state that rich people should be taxed accordingly, because they benefit from the same infrastructure and law should apply to everyone equally or empolyees shouldn’t be harassed by their employer because they want to organize in a union then these statements could be held against you in the future. Who knows, maybe pro-union-talking will be outlawed in the future.
That is, why the ability to maintain anonymity and privacy on the internet is extremely important, and we must not give that up. In the past, well before the internet, people died for the privilege to speak free.