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David Pare's avatar

Hell will freeze over before "Siri" or an "Apple watch" turns my life into someone else's marketable data stream. Of course, my phone or my computer might be bugged, and they probably are, to some degree, but I'm gonna make them work for it instead of handing it all over voluntarily.

Word of the Day: "Faraday Bag."

Also: "Stop Feeding the Tapeworm."

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DEBORAH E. dds's avatar

one other thing that gives me hope: When we were in grade school back in the 60's we were taught it wasn't even worth it to learn the "english" system of pounds, ounces and miles because very soon the world would be completely on the metric system! FAIL just like the great reset.

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DEBORAH E. dds's avatar

i'm working hard to give up "the signal". My love (obsession) with knowledge is being used to control me (it seems the A.I. now running many of these systems finds your weakness and uses it. I have to get myself an old fashioned dial watch and a rand mcnally atlas soon, and a faraday bag also! technology is a double edged sword.

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Morton Winner's avatar

Where , indeed, might one acquire a Faraday bag( or cage)? I assume that my Rip van Winkle predisposition will keep me safe until I reluctantly obtain such a тАЬ new dangledтАЭ technology. If ever computers become popular, weтАЩll be in surveillance trouble ! One might even become a tech Luddite...

Morton Winner, DDS

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David Pare's avatar

Some examples. https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=faraday+bag

You can see if it is effective by calling your phone inside the bag. Does the call go through? And/or using an EMF meter on your phone - seeing the difference between inside-the-bag and outside-the-bag.

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Morton Winner's avatar

Where, indeed, might one acquire

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