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 How do we get away from the state of surveillance?

#ask #asknostr #askstr 
 build a time machine 
 team working on it
stay hawaiian! 
 We can't. But we can teach others digital self defense. Tor, Bitcoin or Monero, Nostr are your friends.  
 Decentralized freedom tech. 
 Encryption and low/old tech. 
 We need open source phones to become a mainstream option.   
 Not fully possible, but you can mitigate. 

Here are a handful of action steps that do not require massive shifts in lifestyle:

-Older vehicle
-Bike to locations when possible
-No *smart home* gadgets
-GrapheneOS on your phone
-Virtual machines on your computer
-Keep your phone out of the room you are in as much as possible
-Cover the cameras on your devices
-Get together with people in low-tech environments
-Burner email addresses and phone numbers
-NonKYC bitcoin stack
-Freedom tech like Tor, Nostr, Keet, Mullvad, IVPN, SimpleX Chat, and Signal
-Shop local markets and stores as much as possible and use cash instead of card (or btc with those who accept it)
 
 Imminent death