Thank you so much! I’m really glad it resonated. And yes, Shoshana Zuboff’s The Age of Surveillance Capitalism is absolutely foundational — her insights into how tech exploits us paved the way for much of this thinking.It’s terrifying but necessary reading for anyone wanting to understand the beast we’re up against.
One of the weird things I had to do last year was deliberately set up an icloud account. And get one of the last good (intel) macs which I nurse carefully. Because. my. stupid. government. does. not. allow. protonmail. and literally spammed all communication on it.
We are going to need a "nice" set of tech that interfaces with the panoptican and the feral set we live with.
Spot-On Ivana! No matter how one tries to limit the exposure, you can't! CBDC will be slavery & internet was always a double edge sword from its inception.
Scary, true, at least I don't do Tik Tok. Or Fbook. I don't know how to cut Google out or I would. Wifi no longer auto-reconnects when I get home because, I have location turned off??
I use an Android phone with a non-Google operating system. Google uses Google Play Store to track and record Android users' habits. I do not use any apps from Google Play Store - as that would require me to sign in to a personal account.
I installed the Substack app from one of the open repositories. While using the app, it sends me endless "missing dependency" notifications, complaining the Google Play Store is not installed. I simply delete these, continue using app without Google breathing down my neck.
Typically long-winded from Lady Liberty but a lot of truth here. Some of this is a joke., though. They won’t come for Trump. Trump is coming for us. Duh.
You are an amazing writer thank you!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words. Means a lot!
Excellent piece of writing hitting the target with some good practical advice to boot. Surely you are familiar with the work of Shoshana Zuboff?
Thank you so much! I’m really glad it resonated. And yes, Shoshana Zuboff’s The Age of Surveillance Capitalism is absolutely foundational — her insights into how tech exploits us paved the way for much of this thinking.It’s terrifying but necessary reading for anyone wanting to understand the beast we’re up against.
One of the weird things I had to do last year was deliberately set up an icloud account. And get one of the last good (intel) macs which I nurse carefully. Because. my. stupid. government. does. not. allow. protonmail. and literally spammed all communication on it.
We are going to need a "nice" set of tech that interfaces with the panoptican and the feral set we live with.
Spot-On Ivana! No matter how one tries to limit the exposure, you can't! CBDC will be slavery & internet was always a double edge sword from its inception.
Scary, true, at least I don't do Tik Tok. Or Fbook. I don't know how to cut Google out or I would. Wifi no longer auto-reconnects when I get home because, I have location turned off??
Google Tracks Substack Users!
For me, this article is preaching to the choir.
I use an Android phone with a non-Google operating system. Google uses Google Play Store to track and record Android users' habits. I do not use any apps from Google Play Store - as that would require me to sign in to a personal account.
I installed the Substack app from one of the open repositories. While using the app, it sends me endless "missing dependency" notifications, complaining the Google Play Store is not installed. I simply delete these, continue using app without Google breathing down my neck.
Typically long-winded from Lady Liberty but a lot of truth here. Some of this is a joke., though. They won’t come for Trump. Trump is coming for us. Duh.
We are the product.
Note to regular readers, this post was written by Ivana’s Ex Machina doppelgänger IvanX (or is it Ibana, or maybe Ibiza?)
The real real Ivana is being held at a remote deprogramming center somewhere Utah until she can be cleared for release.
A diabolical comment.