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Watching the watchers

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"Panopticon of Things"
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@librarythea @eff has good resources for dissidents, journalists... good tips for regular folk too (as long as they are motivated) ;-)

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@librarythea ...use different personae for diff interests & keep separate (diff phys or VMs, Tor sess., etc., diff email, phone#s)... (3/n)

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@librarythea ...use Tor liberally, clean browser cookies & other stored state often, use a platform & browser with low entropy... (2/n)

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@librarythea I wish there was a single good authoritative source about reducing online tracking. My recipe: ...(1/n)

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.@info_maven The @aboutads "opt out" does nothing, only masks the Targeting symptom. Hidden Tracking disease rages on. @librarythea @4nc4p

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Panopticon creator Jeremy Bentham gets the perfect memorial: http://t.co/Wjsw2O9Ioc

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Sorry, #DAA, new AppChoices app for "self_regulatory" "opt out" of "collection" & "use" is just as BS as the web version.
#DoNotCollect #DNT

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DAA NAI @IAB http://t.co/mUIXaH0Y0H "Opt Outs" are a sham. They hide the Targeting symptom while the Tracking disease rages on #DoNotTRACK

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.@KatyontheHill @Adweek May be better for brands, but not for users. The "Opt Out" is a lie: Tracking continues even if ads go untargeted.

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"opt outs" are useless. To protect yourself against rampant online surveillance, use BLOCKERS: AdBlock, FlashBlock, Ghostery, DoNotTrackMe,…

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Online tracking accelerates, despite ad industry smoke & mirrors. #DoNotTrack still in limbo. The best defense is a good BLOCKING offense.

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@estee_beck Unfortunately, http://t.co/JrVY95vt "opt out" does almost nothing. Just un-targets the ads, does not stop collection & tracking.

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@meneer Unfortunately, the DAA "opt out" mainly un-targets ads, it does not stop personal data collection, storage, aggregation or other use

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The Cookie Is A Lie: http://t.co/JrW2GFED "Opt Out" makes ads generic, doesn't stop surveillance. Masks symptom, doesn't cure disease. #DNT

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Online ad industry can't be trusted. The only ways to protect yourself from comm'l & gov't web surveillance are encryption & BLOCKING tools.

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@mikezaneis Sorry Mike, that's not even close to "Done", it's smoke & mirrors. Users want Do Not Track. "Opt Out" & "Self-Reg" have FAILED.

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@theoden_tid Unfortunately, "Opt Out" of targeted ads does little to nothing to stop sites from tracking you, it just makes ads generic.

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@jontangerine Unfortunately, "Opting Out" of behavioral ads doesn't stop the stalking, it only removes the obvious alert that it's occurring