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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: [OT] Privacy AND Encryption?
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 18:35:35 -0000 (UTC)
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Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

>Science communicator Sabine Hossenfeld has some news that may go a very
>long way to preserving our privacy. 

>Building on research from the 1970s, it is now possible to encrypt
>your data while also sharing it with others who
>can use it but NOT decrypt it. 

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BI0FDeN-Sg [6 minutes]

>This has some personal relevance to me. I recently bought a home blood
>pressure monitor so that I can take my blood pressure any time without
>having to find a drugstore that has one for public use or waiting
>until I can get in to see the doctor. As I was setting it up, I was
>asked to consent a whole lot of my data being shared with a whole lot
>of organizations that I did not know. Not just health data but also
>name, address, phone number, address, etc. etc. I did *not* like giving
>up so much privacy to so many strangers. As it happened, this consent
>needed to be granted for me to be able to download the app that would
>work with the blood pressure monitor but the model I'd bought does NOT
>yet have an app for it so I found that I didn't need to accept these
>terms of use. I was very happy to discover that the monitor still worked
>without having to use the app so that's what I'll do. I won't get the
>app at all and will just measure my blood pressure at my convenience
>without giving up my privacy. 

>When they eventually release the app for my monitor, I will only
>consent to the release of my data if it takes advantage of the
>technology described in the video. 

Doesn't being asked to give up privacy raise your blood pressure, so
isn't offering you all those consent forms to sign contraindicated?