Might be worth opening a quick PR to expedite that if you’re able to.
open a PR
I don’t want the claims of CoI or worse “argument from authority” levied at me (incorrectly, may I add), so I find it fit to suggest first (assuming good faith).
And the “team”… ignores / overrules (sometimes without any feedback). Though, to their credit, they are transparent about how only they have the final say (which is understandable, but goes back to my point of, writing good policies and discarding them / folks guarding their own little fiefdoms is a thing here; the system does what it is setup to do, but I ask… let’s not hallucinate, be more honest, and not drink too much of our own kool-aid).
The problem with IRL recommendations is that they’re too location dependent. If we were to start making guides and recommendations for e.g. vehicle registration, what should that look like?
If it’s general enough to work for whole regions, or the whole world, they’re going to be too vague and general to be of any real use.
If, on the other hand, they’re specific enough to be useful you run into even more problems. What regions should be included, who maintains it, how (and who) will we keep track of changes in law and regulations, etc etc. It’s a gargantuan undertaking which is unfortunately so far outside of Privacyguides capabilities and scope. This isn’t Privacyguides USA.
Giving bad and incorrect advice is often worse than no advice at all.
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This is a good point. I guess since its an English-speaking forum its hard to remember not everyone is from the USA or the Commonwealth. I don’t think its good for the community to box itself into being wholly tech-privacy focused. Where we can find real world privacy techniques that are applicable to most people, I think we should try to share them and encourage that discussion. Its important to note that the forum doesn’t actively discourage it but I wonder sometimes if people get the vibe this forum is tech focused and decide not to ask questions about those real world techniques.
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Yeah we all have our own blinders of one kind or another, that’s just part of beijng human.
I agree with you that it would be a great idea to try and collect information on how to increase your privacy in life in general. But where and how to start?
A good way could be to start with finding existing sources and guides. One could make a thread and ask for recommendations for books, organisations, blogs, relevant laws, police reports, etc. Then one could collect them in an index, with summaries and explanations on how to apply them into practice. (But one should always remember to be extra careful with giving advice when laws are involved.) One could even add it to the wiki!
Super easy, barely and inconvenience.
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