PogoWasRight.Org is a news aggregation and viewpoints blog that increases awareness on key privacy issues.
In a recent discussion, Dissent explained to us her motivation and challenges with providing this content.
She also provided key insights regarding the privacy issues people care about and the uphill battle against government surveillance.
Where did the website name come from?
The site’s name was inspired by a character in a political satire strip by Walt Kelly.
I thought his words applied equally well to the erosion of our privacy.
It’s not the enemy “over there” that we have to be most concerned about.
The greatest threat to our privacy is us.
I made a decision early on to keep the site non-commercial.
That’s why you won’t find any “share” buttons on the site, either.
Just having a Facebook button on the site would have given Facebook information on my site visitors.
Yes, it’s a lot for one person to manage.
Are you volunteering to help?Seriously, though: I have no plans to expand this site.
If others have religious beliefs that prohibit abortion, then that’s their religion.
There should be no intrusion on our privacy without evidence that merits the intrusion.
That’s a tough one.
If we don’t stay alert, our privacy will continue to be whittled away until virtually nothing remains.
I stopped reading sites that won’t allow you to read them unless you turn off ad blockers.
The types of information he told me that are in there were very worrisome.
Shouldn’t the default state be that our privacy is respected and not trampled upon without a firm justification?
And no, your business’s profit margin does not count in my book as a justification.
How about in 10?I don’t know.
It might still be around in 2 years, but maybe not.
I occasionally get disheartened and think of just quitting it all.
Seriously, though: I have no plans to expand this site.
I attempt to link to his blog posts and hope people do read them, too.
Those do-as-we-dictate jerks attached a poison pill to the Zika funding bill to eliminate Planned Parenthood funding.
So how much do they really care about babies?
If others have religious beliefs that prohibit abortion, then that’s their religion.
That doesn’t give them the right to trample a woman’s right to make these decisions.
The surveillance camp is still winning.
And they use each terrorist attack to venture to get even more powers.
There should be no intrusion on our privacy without evidence that merits the intrusion.
What must the pro-privacy camps do so that be more successful?
That’s a tough one.
Look at for how long ECPA reform has been attempted without meaningful results.
Threats to privacy are pervasive in today’s world.
If we don’t stay alert, our privacy will continue to be whittled away until virtually nothing remains.
I stopped reading sites that won’t allow you to read them unless you turn off ad blockers.
The types of information he told me that are in there were very worrisome.
All of the above.
And even if they do all those things, it still won’t be enough.
What does it say about our society that we have to defend ourselves against all these intrusions?
Shouldn’t the default state be that our privacy is respected and not trampled upon without a firm justification?
And no, your business’s profit margin does not count in my book as a justification.
And no, security theatre doesn’t justify it, either.
Looking ahead, where do you see PogoWasRight in two years?
How about in 10?
I don’t know.
It might still be around in 2 years, but maybe not.
I occasionally get disheartened and think of just quitting it all.
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