Security and privacy aren't the same thing

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I hear these two words used as if they mean the same thing: security and privacy.

They’re not.

I get why people lump them together, there is overlap. But treating them like synonyms leads you to make wrong conclusions, the wrong trade-offs, use the wrong tools.

I don’t use Google, Microsoft, or Facebook: that’s a privacy choice, not a security one. Their security is excellent. They spend billions on it. I trust them to keep my data safe from hackers.

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Security and privacy aren't the same thing