Just some off the top of my head.

  1. Don’t use Google, Microsoft, or any other major company (or subsidiaries) for email.
  2. Use a privacy-focused browser (aka not Chrome).
  3. Don’t sign up for every rewards program or app, they all harvest data.
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  1. Don’t sign up for every rewards program or app, they all harvest data.

IRL tip, instead of signing up for the grocery store’s discount program, at most stores you can use local area code + Jenny’s number. It’s usually in the system already. ###-8675309

You won’t be able to use the coupon/reward points system but they’re usually not worth much anyway.

what’s “jenny’s number”?

867 5309

From the song Jenny by Tommy Tutone

Just curious, where are you from that you haven’t heard that song before? I thought it was a worldwide hit.

maybe i’ve just been living under a rock this entire time 😅 but i’m definitely not in north america.

So what did you think of the tune? and BTW, tommy tutone was british.

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Nope. American. The two main guy, Tommy Heath and Keller are American

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867-5309
Probably one of the most well known phone numbers.

Never heard that song. For me, the most famous number would be 32 16 8.

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