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Robert Winkler<a href="https://hachyderm.io/@cyberlyra" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cyberlyra</a> still a lot of work ahead. I'm especially concerned about the deep integration of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a> in the government. I'm working as scientist/professor in Mexico. Our email, cloud, conference software are provided by Microsoft (for all public institutions, as far as I know). And or president, Dr Claudia Sheinbaum, answers Donald Trump on X!

Robert WinklerAfter leaving the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MetaVerse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MetaVerse</a> (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Facebook</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> & Co.) and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Twitter</a>, moving from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a> to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GrapheneOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GrapheneOS</a> (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degoogle</a>), and removing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a> from my stocks portfolio, today I took another extreme step: I canceled <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amazon</a>. Follower of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@cyberlyra" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cyberlyra</a>

Janet VertesiEveryone on this train with their phones out, scrollin’ the grams, feedin’ the oligarchs.<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a>

Janet VertesiWe need, like, data cleaning parties to collectively <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a> and leave <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a> As in, hangouts where friends get together and migrate off systems en masse, onto other systems. Preferably with cookies or beer or martinis or something.Like "knitting circles" or "LAN parties" or tupperware parties ... but for data stuff.I have long maintained that Opting Out isnt' a personal journal but one that requires community (I get dinged for this all the time and I have to insist, it is only by joining forces around <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bettertech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bettertech</a> that we make change possible at all).How to get this started? What do your crafting circles/hackathons/WoW raids get going?

Robert WinklerI just moved from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Medium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medium</a> to a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfhosted</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blog</a> <a href="https://writefreely.nube-gran.de/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@robert-winkler</a>, using <a href="https://writing.exchange/@writefreely" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@writefreely</a>. My first post is about <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tracking</a> -free <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/search" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#search</a> engines and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#web</a> crawling. I'm hosting two search engines: <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LibreY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LibreY</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/YaCy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YaCy</a>. I really like the simplistic layout and the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> integration: <a href="https://writefreely.nube-gran.de/self-hosted-web-searches-with-librey-and-yacy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://writefreely.nube-gran.de/self-hosted-web-searches-with-librey-and-yacy</a>. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/toxicTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxicTech</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@cyberlyra" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cyberlyra</a>

Janet VertesiInstructions for the FINAL DAY of the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Cybercleanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cybercleanse</a> are now online!How to: -Locate alternatives -Engage with open source projects -Roll your own toolsTogether, let's start an <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a> social movement -- away from <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a> and toward alternatives that promise us all a better future.<a href="https://www.optoutproject.net/next-steps/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.optoutproject.net/next-steps/</a>

Robert WinklerToday's <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cybercleanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybercleanse</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a> challenge by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@cyberlyra" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cyberlyra</a> is a tough one. About 5 years ago, I aggressively <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Degoogled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Degoogled</a> after being asked how I liked the restaurant. I just came back ... I tried 'e' and 'Lineage', and own a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PinePhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PinePhone</a> but sadly, some banking apps require genuine <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a>. Thus: For <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bike</a> tours and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/detox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#detox</a> I use my <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nokia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nokia</a>; a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/filofax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#filofax</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/calendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#calendar</a>, and a mechanical <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/seiko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seiko</a> watch. Now try to put an appointment in my calendar or to reach me by <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> 😉.

Janet Vertesi"We think of our devices and data traces as personal, but they link us to many, many different people. Even if you think you have nothing to hide, your traces can always be used to incriminate others, especially when there is a shift in the political environment." -- Day Twenty, Fix your Cell PhoneYou can reclaim your data. Start today. Do it now, for all of us.<a href="https://www.optoutproject.net/the-cyber-cleanse-take-back-your-digital-footprint/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.optoutproject.net/the-cyber-cleanse-take-back-your-digital-footprint/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cybercleanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybercleanse</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a>

Janet VertesiWhat a day today! It's a perfect day to follow the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cybercleanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybercleanse</a> and SECURE THE HELL OUT OF YOUR CELL PHONE RIGHT NOW.Today. Before you waste another minute. It sure beats doomscrolling today. And it's an actual action you can take to secure your personal life and protect your friends and family in the years ahead.<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a> <a href="https://www.optoutproject.net/secure-phone/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.optoutproject.net/secure-phone/</a>

Janet VertesiDay 19 of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cybercleanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybercleanse</a> -- wtf is an open microphone doing in your kitchen?<a href="https://www.optoutproject.net/adios-alexa/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.optoutproject.net/adios-alexa/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a>

Janet VertesiOn Day 18 of the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cybercleanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybercleanse</a> we repossess all our memories -- er, photos. <a href="https://www.optoutproject.net/photos/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.optoutproject.net/photos/</a>Time to retrieve the archive of your life from other peoples' cloud storage and do so responsibly and reliably.<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a>

Janet VertesiSo many ways to collaborate without Google Docs, so little time to try them all!<a href="https://www.optoutproject.net/control-collaborations/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.optoutproject.net/control-collaborations/</a>Day Seventeen of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cybercleanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybercleanse</a> -- take back your collaborative cloud storage and move your shared documents and projects elsewhere.<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a>

Janet VertesiFolks, it's Day Sixteen. Do you have a VPN yet?<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cybercleanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybercleanse</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a> <a href="https://www.optoutproject.net/get-vpn/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.optoutproject.net/get-vpn/</a>

Janet VertesiOn Day Fifteen of the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cybercleanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybercleanse</a> , remove yourself from All The Things.Delete, unsubscribe, and remove yourself from what isn't serving you -- and from those who are only serving themselves.<a href="https://www.optoutproject.net/trash-unwanted-accounts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.optoutproject.net/trash-unwanted-accounts/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a>

Janet VertesiTedious but necessary: today in the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cybercleanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybercleanse</a> you will change over your "keeper" accounts to an email mask, a generated random password, and (if relevant) a masked credit card.There's no need for that information to be sitting in everyone else's cloud or their local databanks, waiting to be stolen or hacked or sold.It's boring but potentially soothing! Give it a try ...<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a> <a href="https://www.optoutproject.net/replace-accounts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.optoutproject.net/replace-accounts/</a>(Sorry, everyone's going to hate me for this one, but you'll thank me later!)

Janet VertesiTake steps to secure your shopping and online accounts! Today we get set up for credit card masking and we practice researching companies to suss out their data practices and investment stakeholders to assess the threat of data sales.<a href="https://www.optoutproject.net/shop-securely/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.optoutproject.net/shop-securely/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cybercleanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybercleanse</a>

Janet VertesiStep two in deleting your social media: replace the "social connections" embedded in the platform with other forms and sources of connection.This is how you leave for good. Migrate, transfer, reclaim those relationships from Big Tech and their <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a> platforms.<a href="https://www.optoutproject.net/get-social-again/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.optoutproject.net/get-social-again/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cybercleanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybercleanse</a> (Please share your best "replacements" in comments here! I'd love to share tips...)

Janet VertesiThis is the weekend to ensure you get off all oligarch-controlled social media. Don't just delete or disable your account, only to be drawn back in by the latest rage. Truly leave it behind --and NEVER go back.<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cybercleanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybercleanse</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a><a href="https://www.optoutproject.net/social-media-1/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.optoutproject.net/social-media-1/</a>

Janet VertesiDay 10 of the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cybercleanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybercleanse</a> -- how to leave social media. Part 1 of 2.Not just delete your account. Really leave, and not look back.<a href="https://www.optoutproject.net/social-media-1/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.optoutproject.net/social-media-1/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a>

Janet VertesiIt's Day Nine of the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cybercleanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybercleanse</a> -- and today's the day where we all INSTALL SIGNAL!! Secure messaging is essential, especially as we are going to start tearing down the fabric of your online social life (as hosted by Big Tech).You can and will transition to a healthier, secure, and private sphere.<a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Mer__edith</a> <a href="https://www.optoutproject.net/secure-messaging/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.optoutproject.net/secure-messaging/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a> of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/toxictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toxictech</a>

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