Privacy, Surveillance, and Advancing the Christian Mission
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DISCLAIMER: Computer technology is an ever-changing environment. As such, all suggestions should be double-checked by the user for current accuracy and relevance. Like the noble-minded Berean believers, all claims and assertions should be tested to make sure they remain current and true (Acts 17:11).
Practicum
Create an email that is used exclusively for primary financial and confidential information (Refer to Session 2 for recommended email services).
Change all of your online subscriptions from your primary checking/savings debit account to either a dedicated debit account, credit card with zero interest 30-day pay provision, or better yet pre-paid gift card or cryptocurrency. Regarding the username and email, use a fictitious nom de plume.
Reduce your digital footprint by substituting services to those with a reputation for less harvesting of personal data.
For search browsers, consider is Brave, Vivaldi, or Tor. Firefox used to be if you know how to maximize the settings. For search, Startpage, Freespoke, For email is Protonmail or Mailfence. To store documents, consider PCloud. Based in Switzerland, which has the best laws for privacy.
Alternatives that provide more privacy to that of MS Office365 is OpenOffice or LibreOffice.
There are several rapidly growing alternatives – Gab, MeWe, Gettr, TruthSocial, et al.
Now that Musk has bought it, they seem to be more committed to Free Speech. There is also Mastodon, Signal, Local, Substack.
There are several video hosting sites that are alternatives to YouTube. The fastest growing one that boasts of privacy and free-speech is Rumble, Bitchute, et al. One that has been around for awhile is Vimeo.
The only OS or hardware alternatives are PC with Windows or Linux, or Android (Google). For iTunes Music, consider Spotify, iMyFone TunesMate, TunesGo, iTools (free), or AnyTrans.
Book alternatives are Christian Book Distributors , Barnes & Noble.
One stop shop alternatives are directly from stores. If you want to be strategic in your purchases, get the Goods Unite Us App and it tells you which causes and politics the store supports.
Other Resources (Relevance may expire by date)
YouTube Alternatives Reviews – https://blockonomi.com/youtube-alternative/
MS Office Alternatives – https://www.techradar.com/news/best-microsoft-office-alternative#1-libreoffice
Recommendations
Although these books have been reviewed and recommended, it does not necessarily recommend any of the proposed strategies as a means to ensure privacy. Readers assume responsibility for safeguarding their own data.
