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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Nobody is forced to stay ignorant of the policies/tactics of social media. The times, they are a-changin'. Adapt or face the consequences. If you want privacy, be a private person.
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You can be private in online world too if you know how.
never use Google/facebook/other social media stuff
refuse to look at websites that do not use https (mobileread is one of them)
stop leaving comments with your real name
stop posting pictures of your family/friends
stop using digital tv
stop associating your accounts in digital domains
stop using the same email address for everything under the sun
stop your inner itches to leave comments on every forum/topic you see
stop using ebook formats that are not open and that are locked
stop relying on things like ebook reading stats that sits in the cloud
stop sharing your reading habits (this is as bad as sharing your library records with the public)
start using javascript blockers
start using cookie blockers
never enable flash in your browser unless you absolutely know what it is all about
root your tablet/phone/ereader so you can install self control mechanism in those devices
I can grow the list if anyone is interested.
Anyway the online world is actually more dangerous than you can imagine. There are alot of parties out there who are interested in getting/hacking as much info about you as possible for this or that reason but mostly self serving reasons like financial, criminal or control reasons.