by "CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
Published 01/05/2017 at 16:42
by "CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
Published 01/05/2017 at 16:42
Tags: internet
; privacy
STARS: 6
I have decided that my online footprint has grown too big. I have been deactivating accounts, closing profiles, and making myself disappear a little. I don’t need all the apps and sites tracking me and having my info anymore. Though I will keep Facebook and subsequently other apps and such I use everyday, but I am trying to fix my overgrown internet presence. I want a lot more privacy. I would love to get a Blackphone, but that is a little out of my price range.
Anyone else feel this way lately or am I losing it?
"PowderHound" (PowderHound)
01/05/2017 at 16:45, STARS: 2
Ever since the whole internet of things and where tech passively listens to everything you say in the hopes you are going to ask it a question. Reverting to some old tech or no tech would be fairly nice where you can
"E90M3" (e90m3)
01/05/2017 at 16:48, STARS: 2
My facebook has been deactivated for over 11 months now. Other than oppo and talking to two friends on gchat, I have almost no online presence. You’re not losing it.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
01/05/2017 at 16:48, STARS: 2
I’ve always felt that way, to some extent, and try to keep my online presences somewhat limited and separate, and use tools to keep the tracking of me to a minimum. Clearly, Facebook and Google know tons about me, and I’m trusting them (in the interest of their business and shareholders) to keep that information appropriately private. That’s probably very naive, but I don’t seem to be willing to give up the connectedness that their services provide.
I thought, for a second, this might be a Goodbye, OPPO post. Glad it’s not.
"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390)
01/05/2017 at 16:49, STARS: 1
I only use Google, Oppo, Facebook, and Instagram...And YouTube.
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/05/2017 at 16:52, STARS: 1
That’s why this place and LALD are pretty much the only places I’m active. F all that other stuff.
"CB" (jrcb)
01/05/2017 at 16:57, STARS: 1
In terms of online presence, I really only use Facebook and Oppo. I have a Skype account that I only use to call my girlfriend, a few emails, but I’m not as forum active as I was in high school (wooo gaming forums).
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
01/05/2017 at 17:01, STARS: 1
A poem:
Amazon Echo?
Hell, no.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
01/05/2017 at 17:03, STARS: 1
Oh no no never. I think I would literally die if I didn’t have Oppo. I just realized that there are a lot of site that have my data and information and such that I really don’t want to.
But you are right, FB and Google we just have to trust them, no matter how naive.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
01/05/2017 at 17:03, STARS: 0
YouTube is Google and Instagram is Facebook, so there’s that.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
01/05/2017 at 17:04, STARS: 1
I don’t think its paranoid, but I’m perfectly happy to forgo some advanced features to reduce my footprint. I don’t have my “ok google” turned on with my phone for example, and I don’t ever turn on my GPS unless I need too and I opt out or turn off any tracking features on apps or sites. Google allows you to be very selective about a lot of your data and you can opt out of a lot. Lastly, I just don’t have a lot of info out there, as kinja, google products and instagram are my only social sources.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
01/05/2017 at 17:07, STARS: 1
Trust them or go off the grid.
Every time I’m away from OPPO for an extended stretch, and then I come back, I realize how much I enjoy the discussions and value the community here.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
01/05/2017 at 17:08, STARS: 0
Oh good, I thought I might start making walls or yarn conspiracies.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
01/05/2017 at 17:08, STARS: 0
Yeah I understand that. If I didn’t require the internet most of the time, I would be rocking a Motorola Razor.
"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390)
01/05/2017 at 17:09, STARS: 1
So I only use Oppo, Facebook, and Google then. That’s not much, I don’t think.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
01/05/2017 at 17:09, STARS: 1
Yeah, I have to trust them just for Oppo at the very least.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
01/05/2017 at 17:10, STARS: 0
That sounds about where I am headed.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
01/05/2017 at 17:11, STARS: 1
Ha ha yeah I wouldn’t be suprised if you had a Nokia brick.
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/05/2017 at 17:14, STARS: 3
I write estimates with an abacus.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
01/05/2017 at 17:19, STARS: 1
Nah you’re not going crazy. The nice thing is I really only talk to friends now, cause they’ve got my phone number. I thought about reactivating my facebook when I moved back with my parents to look up this girl I went to high school with then I was like nah, not worth it, so it remains inactive.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
01/05/2017 at 17:27, STARS: 0
In the scheme of things, and compared with most people, it’s really not!
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
01/05/2017 at 17:43, STARS: 0
Yeah... There are just so many people I only talk to with FB unfortunately.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
01/05/2017 at 17:44, STARS: 0
HA! I wanna see that!
"E90M3" (e90m3)
01/05/2017 at 17:46, STARS: 1
I guess in your case I’d keep it, or give people your number or set up a google account and use that to chat.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
01/05/2017 at 17:48, STARS: 1
Ick, I’d rather keep FB tbh.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
01/05/2017 at 17:55, STARS: 1
It’s to late Captain Dale.
*Cyborg rappels through living room window.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
01/05/2017 at 18:06, STARS: 1
*double taps face with 9mm* I may or may not holster my 92FS when I am home....
"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony)
01/05/2017 at 20:06, STARS: 1
I bailed on all social media back in 2010 besides here and LinkedIn.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
01/05/2017 at 20:13, STARS: 0
You are the only person I know who uses LikedIn
"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony)
01/05/2017 at 20:35, STARS: 0
I found my job through LinkedIn.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
01/06/2017 at 10:54, STARS: 0
huh, queer..... I have just never seen its value, but you have.