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  "path": "/t/why-are-so-many-privacy-promoting-people-posting-their-personal-data-online/35704#post_5",
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    "Vancouver Linux Users Group – 14 Jun 23",
    "About",
    "Qubes OS Forum – 29 Nov 24",
    "Frank Lý"
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  "textContent": "SYST3M_D3STR0YER:\n\n> I just don‘t understand why so much people who are also so privacy conscious and privacy promoting still post publicly a picture of themselves and often even with their whole name\n\nI cannot speak on behalf of others, but I can definitely explain my circumstances. I do not have a public picture of myself, at least not an authorized one from me, because I am still deciding on a hairstyle I can connect and identify with. I chose to distribute my full name in order to participate in VanLUG as a board member and to become a Qubes OS “paid” support provider, among other public functions:\n\nVancouver Linux Users Group – 14 Jun 23\n\n### About\n\nThe Vancouver Linux User Group, or VanLUG, is a non-profit association of computer professionals in the Greater Vancouver area. With over 2,200 members (as of December 2025), it is one of the large…\n\nQubes OS Forum – 29 Nov 24\n\n### Frank Lý\n\nPaid Support Providers\n\nBasic Info Name: Frank Lý Working language: English Location: VanLUG Linux Link (Surrey Libraries @ Guildford Branch) Rate: Gratis Additional information: No technical support available for proprietary software or risky/unsupported...\n\nReading time: 1 mins 🕑 Likes: 26 ❤\n\nI utilize my experience to maintain a compartmentalized and finely scoped public identity while broadly promoting the Linux ecosystem as a whole.",
  "title": "Why are so many privacy promoting people posting their personal data online?"
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