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“Nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse.” — the words of Sophocles in the opening frame of & #39;The Social Dilemma& #39;.
Well, once again #BubbleMondays came up with the goods. Yesterday, I made time to watch The Social Dilemma, the kind of film which now feels like...
Well, once again #BubbleMondays came up with the goods. Yesterday, I made time to watch The Social Dilemma, the kind of film which now feels like...
...vital research for any cyber surfers. Watch & #39;The Great Hack& #39; too and you& #39;ll start to get the picture.
In June, I& #39;d already stopped posting on Facebook platforms (here& #39;s my blog post with a fortuitously similar name
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In June, I& #39;d already stopped posting on Facebook platforms (here& #39;s my blog post with a fortuitously similar name
...two more previously unthinkable simple steps that you can take too:
I deleted *all* Google apps from my iPhone and installed @DuckDuckGo instead. I also switched my Safari search engine preferences to DuckDuckGo (it& #39;s in your settings as an option already). And do you know...
I deleted *all* Google apps from my iPhone and installed @DuckDuckGo instead. I also switched my Safari search engine preferences to DuckDuckGo (it& #39;s in your settings as an option already). And do you know...
...my phone is MUCH zippier again as a result and the reasons come clear when DuckDuckGo alerts you how many times it has blocked Google from trying to infiltrate the app to track your searches — yes, it was trying to track me in a different app!
Then I took another step...
Then I took another step...
...of changing my search engine preferences to DuckDuckGo on my computers.
I& #39;ll never knowingly (that& #39;s telling in itself) use Google again unless it& #39;s a life/death emergency. Combined with my social media use, it feels like I& #39;ve made some good, healthy decisions about my...
I& #39;ll never knowingly (that& #39;s telling in itself) use Google again unless it& #39;s a life/death emergency. Combined with my social media use, it feels like I& #39;ve made some good, healthy decisions about my...
...use of the internet.
One more thing: when discussing the removal of Google from my phone with friends, can you guess what I& #39;ve been asked twice already?
"But does your phone still work?"
Yes, of course! You can do this, people — there is life beyond Google and Facebook...
One more thing: when discussing the removal of Google from my phone with friends, can you guess what I& #39;ve been asked twice already?
"But does your phone still work?"
Yes, of course! You can do this, people — there is life beyond Google and Facebook...
...and yay #BubbleMondays! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✊🏻" title="Erhobene Faust (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Erhobene Faust (heller Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧠" title="Gehirn" aria-label="Emoji: Gehirn">
