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  • I think we should have open borders. That said, not everyone does. Many more people have a problem with citizens being detained because the supposed focus of these raids is people in the country illegally (and supposedly people who are criminals).

    Talking about how they’re detaining citizens highlights that the actions are indiscriminate, and that really they want to target any brown people. It shows they don’t care about the law. It’s also telling people in a protected class, “hey, they can come for you too.”

    I don’t need anymore evidence of that, but some people do. And when we stop calling it out it becomes de facto acceptable.












  • Thanks for sharing. Although I’m an enthusiastic open source user, I haven’t written any code of significance, so I’m not aware: has anyone made a license where use is restricted to individuals and democratically controlled organizations? I’m picturing that would allow for some degree of profit motive while encouraging things like worker co-ops and excluding venture capital controlled entities.







  • LesserAbe@lemmy.worldtoPrivacy@lemmy.mlCareer and privacy
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    What is your concern about giving your ID to LinkedIn? You mention leaks of IDs, but is that the primary reason? If leaks, what is the worst case scenario?

    For me, I think of privacy in terms of other people not knowing my business, not knowing thoughts or activities I don’t want them to, and not trying to unduly influence me, especially using information they may have learned about me.

    LinkedIn is inherently about sharing information about yourself publicly. It’s saying, “Hey, I’m {name} and I’m a {type of profession} and here are the types of work I’ve done previously.” So to me, having to give LinkedIn my id isn’t much more of a risk than the endeavor of using LinkedIn anyways. It’s giving away a little personal information in order to gain personal benefit.

    I’ve found it to be worthwhile. Since a little over ten years ago I’ve changed jobs twice and both were from headhunters contacting me. I’ve also spoke to a handful of other potential employers via headhunters. I don’t think they would have found me if it weren’t for my profile. So I’d say go for it.

    Also for what it’s worth, I don’t think the “ban” is because they object to a VPN so much as people are constantly trying to create fake profiles. Asking for ID is a way to fend off inauthentic users.

    Lastly, if you’re not already, I’d strongly recommend participating in a professional association. Despite potential awkwardness of talking with strangers, connecting with someone face to face is a much more effective way of finding work than sending applications out into the void. You’re a real person to someone when face to face and participating in activities, instead of an email that can be ignored. In the group I belong to I’ve seen multiple people show up looking for work and find it.