«#DigitalVegan's are deliberative about the hardware and software they use and the data they consume and share [..] an ethical computing environment helping its users #avoid the tech giants [..] proof of their monopolistic information power»
[ReT 🤹 10 Aug 2020]
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/technology/blocking-the-tech-giants.html
I Tried to Live Without the Tech Giants. It Was Impossible.

As lawmakers debate whether Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon are monopolies, a reporter recalls her attempt to avoid interacting with the companies.

The New York Times
«4,000 #DataBroker companies make up a global industry worth more than $200bn [..] #OptOut of technology requires deep engagement with the online communities that build alternatives [..] Opting out of #surveillance possible for more people [..] is extremely difficult, expensive and likely to make you look like a criminal» #PsyOps
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/columns/60888/an-internet-with-less-surveillance-could-be-possible.-this-is-how
An internet with less surveillance could be possible. This is how

Countries are banning TikTok over security concerns about Chinese snooping. We would do better to look closer to home—at the threats to digital privac...