I lot of folks continue to use Google’s Gmail. Despite supporting Google, oftentimes the advantages of a somewhat anonymous email address is deemed valuable. If you are going to use it, make it safer.
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In our never ending quest to defund Google by not using it, we continue this week to find alternatives to Google Maps. We usually concentrate on finding alternatives that are “just as good”. Today, we actually found something that is uniquely better. For those who actually like to travel via topo maps, BackCountry Navigator is a great “off the grid” map application!…
Most of us worry about monopolies. The thing we forget is that outside of a government-granted monopoly, a business can’t accomplish it. They might want to, but it can’t be done in a capitalist society. Huge businesses love government intrusion. They know that they can afford the costs and that it will run off small competitors.…
This is troubling. You shouldn’t have to vet your repairman for their connections to law enforcement. The practice of our government train a third party to spy on you without a warrant should be illegal. This begs for an investigation and some public flogging.…
I rarely if ever advocate for Federal Government intrusion into the marketplace. I want less government, not more. This is a unique situation, because there is no marketplace here. You can’t influence them by voting with your wallet. You are not the customer. This summer 143 million Americans had their most sensitive information breached, including…
This article is more “information” than “knowledge”. Freedom lovers need to know what is all out there and what their goals/values are. Although the article is written for business, it lists the biggest platforms out there.…
Andrew "Bunnie" Huang and Edward Snowden have designed a hardware device that attaches to an iPhone and monitors it for malicious surveillance activities, even in instances where the phone's operating system has been compromised. They call it an Introspection Engine, and their use model is a journalist who is concerned about government surveillance. This looks like fantastic work, and they have a working prototype. Of course, this does nothing to stop all the legitimate surveillance that happens over a cell phone: location tracking, records of who you talk to, and so on.
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Lots of us complain about Facebook and how they run their company. I can understand why some folks still use it, but I hate the complaints that you “have” to use it. Vote with your wallet. If they don’t support your values, don’t fund them. Use something else.…
They say that Google’s search engine has about 40% of the world market. That’s the good news for those of us who dislike Google’s business habits. It’s not 100% and there are lots of options. Vote with your wallets!…
There are two groups of folks that use Youtube. Many of us like to listen to music and watch movies. For many others, it’s a platform to show off their artistic talents in making videos and such and sharing them. Youtube’s rules offend lots of folks. Vote with your wallets and use other, better alternatives.…
