01-25-2020, 08:41 AM
That adage, "there's no such thing as a free lunch" is social media to a tee. All these social media platforms that are "free" aren't really free. Yeah, we don't pay cash for them (at least not most of them), but what we pay with is our information. They are all information mining platforms. But everything online is like that. Facebook, Twitter, even Google search, and random pages we visit on the web. That's why I'll do a search on Amazon for dog pooper scoopers, and within two minutes every add on almost every webpage i visit now host pooper-scoopers.
Fortunately, Facebook doesn't have popup adds. They seed your timeline with adds. I found that every third to fifth post on your timeline is some sort of add. Right now, the game is putting those clickbait type stories that you'll click on to take you to another page. I've done some poking around about the new Star Trek show, Picard. Now, almost every one of those posts has to do with "behind the scenes look at Picard' and "ten things you didn't know about Star Trek... No 5 will really make you blush."
It's the way of the internet world. But when you understand what is going on, you need to make a decision. The only way you can ensure not being tracked online is to use what's called a VPN (virtual personal network). Essentially, you dial into a nother server and it gives you a temporary IP address that goes away when you log out. They can't trace you and your information is encrypted and secure. Ive looked into them myself. You pay for them but if security and privacy are what you need, it might be worth the $30-80 a year.
Fortunately, Facebook doesn't have popup adds. They seed your timeline with adds. I found that every third to fifth post on your timeline is some sort of add. Right now, the game is putting those clickbait type stories that you'll click on to take you to another page. I've done some poking around about the new Star Trek show, Picard. Now, almost every one of those posts has to do with "behind the scenes look at Picard' and "ten things you didn't know about Star Trek... No 5 will really make you blush."
It's the way of the internet world. But when you understand what is going on, you need to make a decision. The only way you can ensure not being tracked online is to use what's called a VPN (virtual personal network). Essentially, you dial into a nother server and it gives you a temporary IP address that goes away when you log out. They can't trace you and your information is encrypted and secure. Ive looked into them myself. You pay for them but if security and privacy are what you need, it might be worth the $30-80 a year.
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Creator of the comic Flatt Bear.
A comic about... well... a bear
Flatt Bear
Creator of the comic Flatt Bear.
A comic about... well... a bear
Flatt Bear