cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/41616785

A paper-only journal would defend against the state, but not against people you live with. A digital journal can be encrypted, but an intelligence agency could potentially gain access (like, them reading your anti-government rants that may involve violence… that sort of stuff).

So… how to defend against both threats?

(Also, I just realized, paper journals cannot really be easily backed up…)

  • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 day ago

    Personally, I’m dealing with “the best privacy practice is one you’ll actually use” because I used to journal but I don’t have the energy any more.

    All my journals have been ephemeral so I haven’t felt the need for a backup.

    You could do the thing where you have an air gapped laptop with an encrypted drive that

    1. automatically wipes if you disconnect from power (just don’t use it during power outages?)
    2. has some sort of dead-man’s switch so that it deletes if you don’t prevent it every day: this is the failsafe for if someone knows about 1) and raids your house and you don’t unplug it in the moment, but it’s probably not good enough.

    IDK that’s a tough threat model.

    Maybe the best thing would be to delete your journal after you write it.