“On the one hand, I want to be very open about everything, On the other, I heavily defend people’s right to privacy.”

— Aaron Swartz

UTI interview (2004)
Context: On the one hand, I want to be very open about everything, On the other, I heavily defend people’s right to privacy. Of course, as you point out, keeping your privacy is hard because if you slip once, it’s out there forever.
I’m not sure what to say to people who want to protect their privacy except, be careful when you give out private information and think about where it could end up.

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