What Google Still Knows (Even After You ‘Opt Out’)
Google isn’t in the “free tools” business.
They’re in the behavior extraction business.
Google isn’t in the “free tools” business.
They’re in the behavior extraction business.
Google’s grip isn’t technical. It’s psychological.
They made it normal to give away everything because it was easy.
You don’t owe the internet your life story.
Give it what it needs. No more. No less.
Criminals don’t need to hack your wallet.
They just need to know you have one and where to find you.
If you want privacy then embrace compartmentalization and obstruction in your digital life. Get used to having multiple identities that you can switch between for various needs.
It tracks where you go, who you talk to, what you search, when you sleep. You don’t own it. It owns you, unless you take it back.
Encryption isn’t paranoia. It’s preparation.
You don’t wait for the fire to buy the extinguisher. You have it ready.
Replacing these tools didn’t slow me down. It made me sharper.
Encrypt your files. Control the delivery. Claw it back.
One bad sync, one account flag, one vague policy change and suddenly your entire creative life is locked, deleted, or mined without consent.
Ask anyone who’s lost access to a Google account.