• GHiLA@sh.itjust.works
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    17 days ago

    Not a problem if it’s a tablet.

    But there is one problem, your old self.

    You existed, now you don’t. Are we implying that suddenly someone else moved into your house, started using all of the IP addresses and hardware you use in your stead,… but they aren’t you?

    blip whoops steam auto-started your account, well, shit. Do we have to start over?

    Are you never going to let your home network connect outside of a VPN again? How far is this going to go? How thorough can you be?

    Your current identity is a trail that leads to the new one, directly. It’s all or none. You literally would have to stop doing everything you do now, as you do it.

    Anything short wouldn’t be enough. You could create a new person and co-exist, but if there’s any bleed through one way or the other, it’s entirely moot.

    Also, Google doesn’t have to know who you are directly. That information can be scraped indirectly from public record and collaborated. It’s how Facebook knows where you are by where you aren’t even if you don’t have an account, you’re alluded to by your peers.