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Understanding and Resisting Big Tech

Dozens of articles shedding information on Big Tech, surveillance capitalism and the dark side of online advertising.

Digital Literacy

How to guides about how to use technology more mindfully – and not be used by it.

Smart TVs The Realists

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Are you watching TV… or is the TV watching you?

We've entered a brave new world of "Smart TVs": virtually all television sets now record,…

Elena RossiniFebruary 4, 2020

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Quitting Whatsapp & Pulling Back the Curtain on Facebook’s Grand Illusion

We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life…

Elena RossiniJanuary 29, 2020

The Realists | Quit Facebook

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My attempts to escape Facebook Inc.’s data mining: leaving Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp

Let’s play a game. It’s 2008. You have a brand new smartphone that is making…

Elena RossiniJanuary 15, 2020

The Realists The Memory Police and friendships

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The Memory Police & How Social Media Changed Friendships

The Memory Police, a haunting novel by Yoko Ogawa, made me reflect about how technology…

Elena RossiniDecember 17, 2019

Web Summit Kaiser Facebook Data Privacy Taken

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Did you have a Facebook account before April 2015? Then you must read this

If your Facebook account was set up before April 2015, your personal data might have…

Elena RossiniDecember 10, 2019

Habits Digital Minimalism - THE REALISTS

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3 key habits to become a successful digital minimalist

The first few weeks of a digital detox / minimalism overhaul are incredibly hard. Here…

Elena RossiniNovember 28, 2019

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The app that gave me negative body image

Yesterday I came across an online video that made my jaw drop. A young woman,…

Habits Digital Minimalism - THE REALISTS

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3 key habits to become a successful digital minimalist

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Quote: Tech Billionaire Parenting

"Melinda Gates's children don't have smartphones and only use a computer in the kitchen. Her…