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Digital privacy seems quite straightforward, because your digital devices are environments you more or less can have complete control over if you want to. But when you're out and about, it's a much more uncontrolled environment. There are cameras everywhere.

I wear face masks everywhere for a combo of protecting myself from illness and privacy. But the limitation is social acceptability. If anything good came out of covid it's the normalisation of face masks, but you are far from unidentifiable if your only face covering is a covid mask. We're lucky that sunglasses and hoodies on their own are fairly normal, but all of the above in combination would draw attention to you. And it's definitely not socially acceptable to walk around in a balaclava.

The other thing is forensic data. If you don't wear gloves, you'll leave fingerprints everywhere, and hair too. I suppose wearing gloves is not particularly seen as weird or suspicious, but it just seems like there are a lot of considerations and challenges with preventing the state from knowing your every move when you leave the house.

What considerations do you make for IRL privacy, if any?

(Not particularly interested in "I don't care about IRL privacy so I don't do anything"—that's fine and your choice, but ofc this question is aimed towards those who do care)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

In the public, I wear sunglasses and a hat. I don't park in area's that have lots of cameras. Also don't try and stand out, don't wear to flashy clothing, but try and match a little.

For at your home, if you have a garage, park your car in the garage, that way when you leave, neighbors don't know your gone, or when your home. Also make sure to install some sort of lock on your garage door, but make sure it's not electric, found that out the hard way. If you live in an apartment complex, park your car out back if you don't need to carry anything in.

IRL privacy in winter is super easy, wear some layers, hat, sunglasses and gloves.

Some notes for you, standards change were you are, so reflect on the advice your given. For example, I live in the States, but some might live in Europe, cars are different, dress standards are different, stores are different, etc. So some pieces of advice that might be rock solid in one place, may not be wise in others.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Yeah my hoodie, mask, and sunglasses combo doesn't make me stand out, especially when I walk into the bank /s