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I discovered recently that my data footprint on the
internet is somewhat protected by the fact that I have a
much more notable namesake (deceased) with lots of
articles, pages and references dedicated to them.
I’m not overly paranoid about data hygiene, and I’ve not
much to hide, but I realise
a determined and persistent
researcher could probably identify details personal
enough
that I would feel uncomfortable. Also that, as we get
progressively closer to omniscient AI systems,
retrospectively, they will be able to cross-correlate
across
huge volumes of data and identify everything you or I
ever
posted. (Hi there!)
I propose a service for those who are concerned about
maintaining a modicum of privacy online: provide us with
(say) your name, and rough geographic area.
For an ongoing fee, our team of bloggers, posters and
social media obsessives will generate multitudes of
cyber-
personalities filling the web-waves with inane chatter
and
pointless opinion, outrageous commentary, and
ridiculous
idiocy, with multiple permutations of accounts that
“might” be you.
Now linking you to anything *you* actually say will be
rendered virtually impossible.
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I'll take the jumbo package with extra social media and a side of real-world gossip. |
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We can definitely do that for you [Voice]! Are
there any particular viewpoints you’d like
obfuscated? |
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We have a “Katie Hopkins” special on at the
moment: racism, islamophobia, classism, general
offensiveness and insensitivity across the board. |
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My position is that the REAL me doesn't actually exist on-
line; all my accounts for commenting and such are
pseudonyms (except my "name" e-mail, which I don't use for
any website accounts as such) and only contain the details
that are relevant (ie. very few).
Also my real name is quite common, so anyone looking for
the "real" me has a rather large haystack to dig through.
But I do like the idea: anonymity through over-abundance,
aka "hiding in a crowd". |
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How do we know you are the real Frankx? |
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If you cut him in half across the middle, it says "Frankx" all the way through, like seaside rock. |
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Please, do try to keep up. |
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I didn’t say any of that ^^ |
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// I discovered recently that my data footprint on the
internet is somewhat protected by the fact that I have a
much more notable namesake (deceased) with lots of
articles, pages and references dedicated to them. |
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Do I correctly interpret this as saying that you've lived
however many years without hearing of St. Francis Xavier
(who has many big things named after him) until recently? |
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//St Francis Xavier//
Dang, you found me!
I’ve only been legally dead for the past 467 years
for tax reasons, of course. |
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I wonder if this might be a bad thing for a career... |
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