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  "path": "/t/finding-local-privacy-conscious-friends/38700#post_7",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-24T01:26:09.000Z",
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  "textContent": "pg.user:\n\n> Friendship is a strong word. Connection sounds a bit more realistic to me.\n\nReading the first post it appears OP is looking for IRL friendships and not just professional/community connections.\n\nPrivacy/security/crypto events are good for making professional/community connections, and those may lead to some friendships, but making/maintaining good IRL friendships in a surveillance world while maintaining privacy is a big challenge considering the friction surveillance and countermeasures add.\n\nExpert4870:\n\n> useduser:\n>\n>> I believe that when I have IRL conversations with them, these conversations being recorded by various apps on their phones that are always listening.\n>\n> It’s just highly unlikely that this is happening or compromising your privacy on iPhones or Android even with any voice assistant.\n\nAs someone who sees everyone around me carrying phones but doesn’t carry one myself, I have wondered how likely/realistic this threat is. I assume it has become impossible to have confidential discussions unless one takes “extreme” measures like demand every party to either leave behind or hand over their phones. Hanging around journalists, human rights defenders, activists etc (surveillance tech targets) would elevate the likelihood, and anyone can covertly open a voice recorder app, but I’m unsure how often things get recorded in practice.",
  "title": "Finding Local Privacy Conscious Friends"
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