Hi Leo, new to this channel, and I retired from my position in IT support recently and told the clients I and my team supported the same thing, in the "collective" we as an individual are not important enough to be targeted. Just be careful and read and take all the security messages and training videos provided by the company to keep you safe at work and at home.
True, but I don’t want to be part of the herd all being guided or influenced in a particular direction. This causes us to individually lose our personal preferences and identity. I’m not paranoid, I’m rebelling. But my rebellion only goes as far as what I’d call a hobby and I won’t necessarily inconvenience my day-to-day life. Which means it’s not enough to truly step away from the herd to begin with and I recognize I’m probably wasting a lot of time.
I have a thought that one day the entire economic model of the Internet (TH-cam, Facebook, etc.) is going to implode when advertisers realize just how ineffective their ads really are.
Thanks Leo ... Nicely explained. The realistic question is: "Why would someone waste their time on one individual from a huge population, when they can get the huge population from a single server?" Seriously ... unless you do something to make yourself visible, your risk online is almost zero.
Do you have a bank account? Maybe an IRA or 401k? How about a house, a cell phone and a car? Are you an older person? Are you unmarried, live alone, or retired? On social security? Take medications? Have any grandchildren? Then you’re very interesting.
@@realwitness5341 Naaa ... that's all pretty ordinary "in the fog" stuff. These guys are after the big servers where they can harvest thousands of names and info at one pass. They're not going to waste their time on you or me.
Great Video Leo...Many so called privacy focused channels spreading unnecessary paranoia.. That is the reason I follow this channel.. Simple, rational, Beautiful explanation ❤
Some have it as a business model, like Rob Braxman. A very knowledgeable guy, but it is getting bothersome how alarming he sounds and wants everyone to degoogle and go in complete hiding. If he gets too big, he'll end up like Telegram. The other time he asked me in the comments: 'how do I know I am not being manipulated?'. By him also? He is definitely trying LOL. The vast majority of tracking is for ads. Use an adblocker and you are sorted. You cannot completely disappear from the digital world. Governments, healthcare, various insurers, must keep your data and those also get hacked. Folks are wasting money on expensive gadgets or services, futile effort.
Thanks @AskLeo, important message ………… and you probably already feel the ‘but’ 🤭 I’m not paranoid I’m annoyed as in irritated and angry. If I choose to look for a coffeemaker then and only then I’m interested in a coffeemaker. If the guys ruling the internet think I’m always interested in coffeemakers they’re wrong. So I don’t want any advertising about coffeemakers nor coffee nor coffee cups nor places where I can buy too expensive fancy coffee et cetera and so forth 😤 That’s why I protect my privacy. 😏 To put it bluntly: I dislike being called paranoid when I’m angry (and btw the fact someone is paranoid doesn’t meen he/she/x isn’t followed by someone/something 😎).
Here's the thing, they don't really know you looked at a coffeemaker. They know you looked at a thing. Many things, then, have additional things that it does make sense to continue to pester you with. But they don't realize that the specific thing you looked at isn't one of them.
@ I’m afraid my understanding of the English language as Dutchmen is insufficient to get what you’re telling me 🥺 My position is that I hate advertisements but know that they’re part of the deal. If they’re random then I can live with them. If there’s a relation between my activity and what I get as advertisements I get annoyed. If N=1 the problem is small but N=all activity 🤬 Thanks for your response btw 🙏
Thank you for bringing things into focus. Over the last several months I have been this person. Worrying about my privacy, my data. To the point of near panic trying to lock down my life and enjoyment of life over the concerns which arose. The issue developed because of the TH-camrs who reported on how my data is gleaned whether through the use of the big threes (G,A,M) products or devices. The TH-cam algorithm has fed me, served me up, the very thing that I sought out once hooked. It’s taken you and a few other subscribed content providers, reporting on this that has helped me see that I have gone to far to the left. Thank you for being a steady hand on the tiller and bringing me back to the centre.
I am kind of confused about your comment. Linux uses web browers, like all other OS's, and can be set up to avoid many of these things, if you know how to use the tool, But, there are no super powers, in it's use. I started using it around ' 96 or so.
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Hi Leo, new to this channel, and I retired from my position in IT support recently and told the clients I and my team supported the same thing, in the "collective" we as an individual are not important enough to be targeted. Just be careful and read and take all the security messages and training videos provided by the company to keep you safe at work and at home.
I don't think anyone is after me, but I think I can be pretty interesting on a good day. 🤣
We all have our moments. 😀
I love your quote "you're just not that interesting."
Rifle vs. shotgun. One bullet, maybe one hit. Hundreds of pellets, higher probability of more than one hit.
Great analogy!
True, but I don’t want to be part of the herd all being guided or influenced in a particular direction. This causes us to individually lose our personal preferences and identity. I’m not paranoid, I’m rebelling. But my rebellion only goes as far as what I’d call a hobby and I won’t necessarily inconvenience my day-to-day life. Which means it’s not enough to truly step away from the herd to begin with and I recognize I’m probably wasting a lot of time.
I have a thought that one day the entire economic model of the Internet (TH-cam, Facebook, etc.) is going to implode when advertisers realize just how ineffective their ads really are.
I wish the whole human race would watch this video, before leaving comments about 911 conspiracies or just about most conspiracies found today.
Thanks Leo ... Nicely explained.
The realistic question is: "Why would someone waste their time on one individual from a huge population, when they can get the huge population from a single server?"
Seriously ... unless you do something to make yourself visible, your risk online is almost zero.
Do you have a bank account? Maybe an IRA or 401k? How about a house, a cell phone and a car? Are you an older person? Are you unmarried, live alone, or retired? On social security? Take medications? Have any grandchildren? Then you’re very interesting.
@@realwitness5341
Naaa ... that's all pretty ordinary "in the fog" stuff.
These guys are after the big servers where they can harvest thousands of names and info at one pass. They're not going to waste their time on you or me.
Happy Diwali Leo. Diwali is one of the biggest festival of us Hindus. I wish Goddess Laxshmi ( Goddess of Wealth) bless you and your Family.
Great Video Leo...Many so called privacy focused channels spreading unnecessary paranoia.. That is the reason I follow this channel.. Simple, rational, Beautiful explanation ❤
Some have it as a business model, like Rob Braxman. A very knowledgeable guy, but it is getting bothersome how alarming he sounds and wants everyone to degoogle and go in complete hiding. If he gets too big, he'll end up like Telegram. The other time he asked me in the comments: 'how do I know I am not being manipulated?'. By him also? He is definitely trying LOL. The vast majority of tracking is for ads. Use an adblocker and you are sorted. You cannot completely disappear from the digital world. Governments, healthcare, various insurers, must keep your data and those also get hacked. Folks are wasting money on expensive gadgets or services, futile effort.
Your a good man with good info.
Thanks @AskLeo, important message ………… and you probably already feel the ‘but’ 🤭
I’m not paranoid I’m annoyed as in irritated and angry.
If I choose to look for a coffeemaker then and only then I’m interested in a coffeemaker.
If the guys ruling the internet think I’m always interested in coffeemakers they’re wrong.
So I don’t want any advertising about coffeemakers nor coffee nor coffee cups nor places where I can buy too expensive fancy coffee et cetera and so forth 😤
That’s why I protect my privacy. 😏
To put it bluntly: I dislike being called paranoid when I’m angry (and btw the fact someone is paranoid doesn’t meen he/she/x isn’t followed by someone/something 😎).
Here's the thing, they don't really know you looked at a coffeemaker. They know you looked at a thing. Many things, then, have additional things that it does make sense to continue to pester you with. But they don't realize that the specific thing you looked at isn't one of them.
@ I’m afraid my understanding of the English language as Dutchmen is insufficient to get what you’re telling me 🥺
My position is that I hate advertisements but know that they’re part of the deal. If they’re random then I can live with them.
If there’s a relation between my activity and what I get as advertisements I get annoyed.
If N=1 the problem is small but N=all activity 🤬
Thanks for your response btw 🙏
@@BenEngel1961 Your English is fine, Ben👍. Greetings from Canada.
Nice haircut
Thanks!
Thank you for bringing things into focus. Over the last several months I have been this person. Worrying about my privacy, my data. To the point of near panic trying to lock down my life and enjoyment of life over the concerns which arose. The issue developed because of the TH-camrs who reported on how my data is gleaned whether through the use of the big threes (G,A,M) products or devices. The TH-cam algorithm has fed me, served me up, the very thing that I sought out once hooked. It’s taken you and a few other subscribed content providers, reporting on this that has helped me see that I have gone to far to the left. Thank you for being a steady hand on the tiller and bringing me back to the centre.
think your too broad ai can target probably does track individuals
But why would it?
@@askleonotenboom Control.
I sure don't see how. Or why.
Don't worry sit back and enjoy live with Linux and be an anomalous coffee maker buyer 🤣
I am kind of confused about your comment. Linux uses web browers, like all other OS's, and can be set up to avoid many of these things, if you know how to use the tool,
But, there are no super powers, in it's use. I started using it around ' 96 or so.