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 Our phones spy on us
Our cars spy on us 
Our software spies on us
Our stores spy on us
Our social... 
 go anonymous when possible.
have several email accounts and aliases instead of using same one
have several phone #s (VOIP, temp, etc) rarely give out true cellular #
keep it safe, keep it secret.  Don't blab your shit all over the place. 
use grapheneos phone
use more private and secure email like protonmail. Also their VPN is good.
use quad9 for DNS
prefer privacy coins over bitcoin, eth and the like where possible.  
 That's pretty cool.  Chemically it looks like it *could* occur naturally but on a water world the simplest explanation would be some kind of algae.  
 I know everybody is dunking on the random governor who decided that she could just wave her hand ... 
 There are two types of laws:  laws against initiation of force, fraud and provable harm.  Then there are all the proclaimed enforced coercions imposed by rulers.  
 The fact that Bitcoin isn't yet accepted everywheree and for everything really underlines for me ... 
 I doubt very much that Snowden would advocate a transparent blockchain crypto horrific for financial privacy and security.  
 Imagine how much more adoption #bitcoin could have today if it’s reputation wasn’t destroyed ... 
 Don't like transparent blockchains.  Horrific for financial privacy and free markets. Which there was a Monero Lightning.  Have seen white paper or two that it is doable. 
 Maybe it’s because I’m a laser eyed psychopath but I’m just not super interested in AI 
 You are not interested in one of the most disruptive productivity enhancing bits of tech since the personal computer or the internet?   Bet you will be soon.