Also, yes, nearly all mainstream tech has the same business model: farming you for data. I can’t mention every company in every tweet.
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It’s a waste to try & reform or destroy Silicon Valley’s factory farms. What we can do is to regulate them better as we build alternatives.
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What’s not lost is hope for the future. We can & must fund/build infrastructure to guarantee us individual sovereignty & a healthy commons.
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Here’s the outline of our plan. Details to follow. https://ar.al/notes/encouraging-individual-sovereignty-and-a-healthy-commons/ … <3
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Can you recommend basic protections that can be taken by average user immediately?
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1. Stop using Gmail. (eg., We use
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Never heard of fastmail - will check out.
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I use Opera mostly.
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If you’re on Mac, use Safari with a content blocker. Barring that, Firefox/uBlock. Avoid Chrome, IE (Windows in general).
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