@frank A friend some twenty years ago phrased it as "I don't mind that you can find out a lot about me online, but it has to take effort." There needs to be some friction: if you want to know more, that is possible but you have to spend some time digging and reading. To me this relates to the role of social distance and esp asymmetry (I can know a lot about you, even if you don't know I exist), and these days to 'reverse Turing testing'. Friction may reduce the social distance and the asymmetry the 'knower' feels because of their own effort investment. Longer time visibility may also serve as proof you are human in these algogen times. That said, if I don't want something known I go for better opsec/infosec in parallel to my more public activities. Also see [www.zylstra.org/blog/2020...](https://www.zylstra.org/blog/2020/08/your-blog-is-your-avatar/) and [www.zylstra.org/blog/reve...](https://www.zylstra.org/blog/reverse-turing/)

"“my own habits–how often do I have personal data on my phone in a public place? My website lists plenty of information about me, and other places on the Internet probably reveal even more.” Personal data is everywhere in public" I think about this more and more. Over the last 25 years online, I’ve published quite a lot about myself. From my blog to social networks. Photos, videos, LinkedIn information. I’ve been a freelancer, with my address visible on Google Maps. It’s pretty impossible to remove all this information and make me invisible online. Which in a strange way is a good thing. Because the... frankmeeuwsen.com

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@frank A friend some twenty years ago phrased it as "I don't mind that you can find out a lot about me online, but it has to take effort." There needs to be some friction: if you want to know more, that is possible but you have to spend some time digging and reading. To me this relates to the role of social distance and esp asymmetry (I can know a lot about you, even if you don't know I exist), and these days to 'reverse Turing testing'. Friction may reduce the social distance and the asymmetry the 'knower' feels because of their own effort investment. Longer time visibility may also serve as proof you are human in these algogen times. That said, if I don't want something known I go for better opsec/infosec in parallel to my more public activities. Also see www.zylstra.org/blog/2020... and www.zylstra.org/blog/reve...

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