As of today, I’m totally social media free! I want to head off the new year by being free of pervasive propaganda and toxic manipulation. Today I deleted my Twitter account. I had previously deleted Facebook in 2016 after the election. It was epic toxic – people tearing each other down. Very bad for the… Continue reading Social Media-Free 2020
Category: Surveillance State
iPhone & Safari Ad Tracking
Despite what Apple says about privacy (“What happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone”), ads most definitely track you on your iPhone and iPad. They also track you in every web browser, including Safari. False advertising from Apple regarding ads. The Verge published a nice piece that shows how to limit some of that… Continue reading iPhone & Safari Ad Tracking
Internet Security Habits, tips and tricks
Urban Knish discusses some good internet security habits in the age of data collection and man-in-the-middle attacks. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/619462590″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”300″ iframe=”true” /] Relevant links: Firefox Browser, Ghostery Plugin, HTTPS Everywhere, NoScript ProtonVPN, AstrillVPN, Private Internet Access VPN Tor Browser for the computer Tor Browser for IOS Tor Browser for Android TailsOS