ManjaroKDE
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Called 'The Great Hack' about data mining and influencing our lives, actions and thoughts. I've been on a personal quest to reduce my digital footprint for years.
Watched informative documentary on NetFlix
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squatting dog
Remember when... thirty seemed so old.
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- Arkansas, and also Florida
Too late. Pandora's box is open and closing it now will do no good. 
squatting dog
Remember when... thirty seemed so old.
- Location
- Arkansas, and also Florida
Great idea, but, how can you reduce your digital footprint now?
It has been a slow and deliberate process to reduce any privacy that you mistakenly thought you still have.
Got a bank account? got insurance? got a car payment? got a phone? got any smart appliances? Drive an auto? Go out in public at all? Go on social media at all? Been to a doctor, hospital, for anything? Closed circuit tv cameras keep an unblinking eye on your public movements. Plastic cards have replaced most dollar transactions and... surprise... you are tracked by that also. Everything I mentioned keep's an ever watching eye on you.
The list goes on and on.
Welcome to the new normal.
ManjaroKDE
Member
Some things I have eliminated no smart phone, (flipper), use Linux exclusively for 20 years, Tor, my TV is over 12 years old, no car in my name, listed as driver only on wife's policy, (oops), all accounts (house, utilities, Prime) are in her name, did have 3 cash back credit cards but no more, use cash, no debit card, no retail loyalty cards, no tablet.Great idea, but, how can you reduce your digital footprint now?
It has been a slow and deliberate process to reduce any privacy that you mistakenly thought you still have.
Got a bank account? got insurance? got a car payment? got a phone? got any smart appliances? Drive an auto? Go out in public at all? Go on social media at all? Been to a doctor, hospital, for anything? Closed circuit tv cameras keep an unblinking eye on your public movements. Plastic cards have replaced most dollar transactions and... surprise... you are tracked by that also. Everything I mentioned keep's an ever watching eye on you.
The list goes on and on.
Never take surveys, closed all the online accounts (that was interesting), no Facebook, Gmail/Google, Amazon, Netflix,,,etc. Only have this social forum account. Social Security, Pension (wife is sole survivor), wife cares less about privacy and not as anal as I. Avoid the dirty 12 data miners whenever possible.
Cash messes up their tracking!
As stated it's a work in progress.
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FastTrax
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No matter how discrete one tries to be they will always be on the net.
www.seniorforums.com/threads/the-journey-continues.50795/
Tails and Tor are pretty much the same VPN. Well let's say Tor accepts TAILS. Is the Raspberry Pi guru Ray still doing his thing?
Take care and GOD Bless.
www.seniorforums.com/threads/the-journey-continues.50795/
Tails and Tor are pretty much the same VPN. Well let's say Tor accepts TAILS. Is the Raspberry Pi guru Ray still doing his thing?
Take care and GOD Bless.
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ManjaroKDE
Member
Yes the diary posts were from a year and half ago, with the pandemic isolation I became more and more paranoid. I discovered along the way that Google knew more about me than I did. I cleaned up what I could, realizing that there was still logins I missed, hopefully over time and more diligence the tracks/data won't do anyone much good. You are right about Tails and Tor I just got used to grouping them separate.