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From: thing 1 <thing1@seacrossedlovers.xyz>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:41:31 +0000
Subject: finished most of the privacy section

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@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ can seem overwhelming, or too complicated, with little gain at face value. As le
 Software, it is easier to single out that developers are the only people who use it. It is also worth pointing
 out yet again, that most people, even without trying use exclusively free software, will end up using some anyway
 through common tools, like VLC, Notepad++, and through libraries that power the software they use. However these 
-people would not be deemed as \textit{"in the FOSS communality"}.
+people would not be deemed as \textit{in the FOSS communality}.
 
 \subsection{Conclusions}
 Overall it is clear that developers prefer free software for the simple reason of it works better to their 
@@ -274,7 +274,52 @@ specific needs, because they tinker, make, and tune it as they want. This would
 as it simply is not designed to be modified beyond original use cases. It can also be seen that general users do
 not go out of their way to use free software on a main stream basis, as it currently doesn't follow their exact needs.
 
-\section{What makes Free Software so appealing to privacy experts?} 
+\section{What makes Free Software so appealing to privacy enthusiasts?} 
+\subsection{Who are privacy enthusiasts and why do they do what they do?} % needs an edit, why do they do what they do" is clunky
+Privacy enthusiasts are simply people who care for their privacy very heavily, they like to keep themself completely 
+anonymous when using technology; there are many reasons one may want to do this, for example, individuals in politically
+tense countries may wish to remain hidden when reading outside news sources or talking to others from the rest of the world.
+Another example could be those who have information that they wish to make public, as they deem it to be right to share, while
+a legally dubious, it is a reason that people wish to be hidden. And finally it may be that people do not want information 
+going to large corporations, who are known for selling user data.
+
+\subsection{Some known examples}
+When looking for an example of a privacy enthusiast, it can be hard, as most of them are quite good at being private, and thus
+much information is hard to find, however there are some known examples of people who attempt to hide them self for one reason
+or another.
+
+\begin{description}
+	\item[BBC reporters and readers: ] 
+		While not an individual, a very interesting case, to ensure those who live in countries
+		with restrictive media, or communications, the BBC have began to host a version of their news site over 
+		the tor network\cite{BBCtor}, which means those from the restricting countries can read news without their governments knowing.
+		This service is also used by their reporters to feed back information from countries in strict political monitoring.
+	\item[Edward Snowden: ]
+		This man is known for in 2013 leaking many documents from the NSA \textit{(the American National Security Agency)},
+		outlining how the USA had full access to email communications between the majority of major email providers in the USA.
+		He is known for using many privacy tools when fleeing from America to avoid prosecution. While this is obviously highly
+		illegal, with the USA prosecuting him under the Espionage Act of 1917; he is often praised for his work, pushing 
+		against mass surveillance. What is interesting about him as an individual is that he worked for the NSA and CIA and says 
+		that the mass surveillance was known and common\cite{EDWARDsnowden}.
+	\item[Lawrence Lessig: ]
+		He is known for pushing digital privacy and free software. He cares for privacy for the sake of it, not because he has 
+		things to hide like Edward Snowden, or because he is in a politically restrictive state. He has appeared in/worked on 
+		films, books and other media trying to push for free digital speech and free digital use. He believes digital privacy 
+		is one of many steps needed to achieve this\cite{LESSIG}.
+\end{description}
+\subsection{What free software do they use?}
+While many tools come to mind when thinking of privacy, the most prominent ones have to be Tor and some form of private messaging.
+
+Tor (\textit{\textbf{T}he \textbf{O}nion \textbf{R}outer}), is a free software tool that allows a user to encrypt their network 
+traffic, and send it through three other computers first. This is similar to a VPN (\textit{\textbf{V}irtual \textbf{P}rivate \textbf{N}etwork}),
+which sends network traffic through an middle man before it is received at the server. The difference is that Tor, will go through
+three random middle men nodes, instead of one constant node\cite{TOR}. Using Tor makes it almost impossible for a server to know where the original 
+connection came from, and makes it very hard to intercept signals between the user and server, thus hiding the user of the computer.
+This \textit{connection masking} as it is called, can be used to hide website traffic, messaging traffic or in fact any kind of network 
+traffic, to someone trying to spy on the user, they will never know where they are connecting too, how often they are connecting, or for
+how long.
+
+\subsection{Why is this better for them?}
 \section{Where else is Free Software used and why?} 
 \section{What's next for the Free Software space?} 
 \section{Final thoughts}
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