👏 Poison 👏 your 👏 data ☠️
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@AlgoCompSynth After Netflix told me I couldn't watch stuff with my paid subscription from a second location, I just canceled all my streaming services. Haven't missed any of them.
@alice I had Sling for ESPN last year because they carried some WNBA games that LeaguePass didn't, and again this year for Unrivaled on TruTV. But the WNBA games are starting to move to networks and Prime, which Sling doesn't carry, and Portland has a team now so there will be games I can see in person. They're all archived on LeaguePass so I'm not losing much.
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Fuck I love it when I join a movement I didn't know I was joining, but would have joined if I'd known I could join it!!
I haven't used my real birthdate for years, simply because fewer and fewer B/D options go back that far!!!
Thank you, @alice
️@CaptiveSteel @alice@lgbtqia.space @alice@mastodon.nz UNIX epoch as birthdate since ... well, I can't remember when.
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The goal is to make corporate data less profitable.
Even stuff as simple as setting your birthdate to 1970-01-01 everywhere, adding [TEST] or [DELETED] as your name or account notes anywhere you don't need them to know your name.
Using plugins like AdNauseam to poison ad trackers (and cost them marketing dollars).
Using VPNs set to different locations.
Signing into data broker sites to "correct" outdated info (they'll often let you do that with little-to-no proof of identity, but will require your passport or state ID in order to delete your info). Bonus points if you correct it to someone else's info on their site that's similar to yours.
Only fill in required fields when you sign up for anything, but only provide correct info if it matters for you to use the service, otherwise provide plausible, but incorrect, data.
If you use LLMs anywhere, use the free tier and always vote thumbs up for bad answers and down for good ones. It wastes their resources and drives up their costs while making their training data worse.
@alice I currently use UBlock Origin for my as woes. Can that be used in conjunction with AdNauseam? Would one offset the other?
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The goal is to make corporate data less profitable.
Even stuff as simple as setting your birthdate to 1970-01-01 everywhere, adding [TEST] or [DELETED] as your name or account notes anywhere you don't need them to know your name.
Using plugins like AdNauseam to poison ad trackers (and cost them marketing dollars).
Using VPNs set to different locations.
Signing into data broker sites to "correct" outdated info (they'll often let you do that with little-to-no proof of identity, but will require your passport or state ID in order to delete your info). Bonus points if you correct it to someone else's info on their site that's similar to yours.
Only fill in required fields when you sign up for anything, but only provide correct info if it matters for you to use the service, otherwise provide plausible, but incorrect, data.
If you use LLMs anywhere, use the free tier and always vote thumbs up for bad answers and down for good ones. It wastes their resources and drives up their costs while making their training data worse.
@alice what about creating fake profiles with real name but fake info? Does it make any sense or is it a waste of effort?
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The goal is to make corporate data less profitable.
Even stuff as simple as setting your birthdate to 1970-01-01 everywhere, adding [TEST] or [DELETED] as your name or account notes anywhere you don't need them to know your name.
Using plugins like AdNauseam to poison ad trackers (and cost them marketing dollars).
Using VPNs set to different locations.
Signing into data broker sites to "correct" outdated info (they'll often let you do that with little-to-no proof of identity, but will require your passport or state ID in order to delete your info). Bonus points if you correct it to someone else's info on their site that's similar to yours.
Only fill in required fields when you sign up for anything, but only provide correct info if it matters for you to use the service, otherwise provide plausible, but incorrect, data.
If you use LLMs anywhere, use the free tier and always vote thumbs up for bad answers and down for good ones. It wastes their resources and drives up their costs while making their training data worse.
@alice hehe, just installed that adnauseam
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the street i grew up on, CorrectHorseBatteryStaple. so many great memories
@matildalove Yeah like Matilda I use whole word versions for security answers because sometimes they get used as identity verification methods on the phone.
(and yes i got the reference, but still…)
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@alice
Beyond the direct benefit, doing these kinds of things helps cultivates a mentality of resistance, disruption, and disobedience. If you make a daily habit of pushing back in little ways, you'll find that you have the nerve to resist in larger ways when the moment of opportunity arrives.By the same token, our entire society, *especially* the tech industry, bombards you with constant little demands to comply. They put an enormous amount of resources into creating a culture of obedience.
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@alice got to show my ignorance here, but how do I find which brokers have my info?!
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The goal is to make corporate data less profitable.
Even stuff as simple as setting your birthdate to 1970-01-01 everywhere, adding [TEST] or [DELETED] as your name or account notes anywhere you don't need them to know your name.
Using plugins like AdNauseam to poison ad trackers (and cost them marketing dollars).
Using VPNs set to different locations.
Signing into data broker sites to "correct" outdated info (they'll often let you do that with little-to-no proof of identity, but will require your passport or state ID in order to delete your info). Bonus points if you correct it to someone else's info on their site that's similar to yours.
Only fill in required fields when you sign up for anything, but only provide correct info if it matters for you to use the service, otherwise provide plausible, but incorrect, data.
If you use LLMs anywhere, use the free tier and always vote thumbs up for bad answers and down for good ones. It wastes their resources and drives up their costs while making their training data worse.
@alice Drop table students;
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The goal is to make corporate data less profitable.
Even stuff as simple as setting your birthdate to 1970-01-01 everywhere, adding [TEST] or [DELETED] as your name or account notes anywhere you don't need them to know your name.
Using plugins like AdNauseam to poison ad trackers (and cost them marketing dollars).
Using VPNs set to different locations.
Signing into data broker sites to "correct" outdated info (they'll often let you do that with little-to-no proof of identity, but will require your passport or state ID in order to delete your info). Bonus points if you correct it to someone else's info on their site that's similar to yours.
Only fill in required fields when you sign up for anything, but only provide correct info if it matters for you to use the service, otherwise provide plausible, but incorrect, data.
If you use LLMs anywhere, use the free tier and always vote thumbs up for bad answers and down for good ones. It wastes their resources and drives up their costs while making their training data worse.
@alice i just read this and every comment thats been made…this is gold, thanks
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The goal is to make corporate data less profitable.
Even stuff as simple as setting your birthdate to 1970-01-01 everywhere, adding [TEST] or [DELETED] as your name or account notes anywhere you don't need them to know your name.
Using plugins like AdNauseam to poison ad trackers (and cost them marketing dollars).
Using VPNs set to different locations.
Signing into data broker sites to "correct" outdated info (they'll often let you do that with little-to-no proof of identity, but will require your passport or state ID in order to delete your info). Bonus points if you correct it to someone else's info on their site that's similar to yours.
Only fill in required fields when you sign up for anything, but only provide correct info if it matters for you to use the service, otherwise provide plausible, but incorrect, data.
If you use LLMs anywhere, use the free tier and always vote thumbs up for bad answers and down for good ones. It wastes their resources and drives up their costs while making their training data worse.
@alice my real name if Firstname Lastname I was born on 01/01/2000. Except when I’m signing up for apps about coffee shop loyalty then usually my birthday is the day after I’m signing up on the year 2000 because they often give out treats on your birthday
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@alice set your name to [Object object] as that is a common front end fuck up
@robcornelius oh nice
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@alice I currently use UBlock Origin for my as woes. Can that be used in conjunction with AdNauseam? Would one offset the other?
@asyetundecided AdNauseam uses UBlock under the hood, so you can just switch and keep the benefits of both.
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@alice what about creating fake profiles with real name but fake info? Does it make any sense or is it a waste of effort?
@vectorthealien depends on the info. I used to have an infographic for how much various personal data was typically worth to ad companies like Google and on the dark web (to scammers).
Anything that makes marketers' jobs harder or companies' lives harder is of some value to fuck with.
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@asyetundecided AdNauseam uses UBlock under the hood, so you can just switch and keep the benefits of both.
@alice Dope!
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@Captain_Jack_Sparrow @Ripp_ @alice it certainly is - my flatmates at college were big fans of the show
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The goal is to make corporate data less profitable.
Even stuff as simple as setting your birthdate to 1970-01-01 everywhere, adding [TEST] or [DELETED] as your name or account notes anywhere you don't need them to know your name.
Using plugins like AdNauseam to poison ad trackers (and cost them marketing dollars).
Using VPNs set to different locations.
Signing into data broker sites to "correct" outdated info (they'll often let you do that with little-to-no proof of identity, but will require your passport or state ID in order to delete your info). Bonus points if you correct it to someone else's info on their site that's similar to yours.
Only fill in required fields when you sign up for anything, but only provide correct info if it matters for you to use the service, otherwise provide plausible, but incorrect, data.
If you use LLMs anywhere, use the free tier and always vote thumbs up for bad answers and down for good ones. It wastes their resources and drives up their costs while making their training data worse.
@alice If you are into selfhosting add these:
Ia tarpit if you have the resources:
https://iocaine.madhouse-project.org/
Or/And
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@tadbithuman unless it is good, then down-vote it.
@alice we want not to provide free labor to them, so always affirm... They have 'worked' so hard, we don't want them to do any more 'work'
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The goal is to make corporate data less profitable.
Even stuff as simple as setting your birthdate to 1970-01-01 everywhere, adding [TEST] or [DELETED] as your name or account notes anywhere you don't need them to know your name.
Using plugins like AdNauseam to poison ad trackers (and cost them marketing dollars).
Using VPNs set to different locations.
Signing into data broker sites to "correct" outdated info (they'll often let you do that with little-to-no proof of identity, but will require your passport or state ID in order to delete your info). Bonus points if you correct it to someone else's info on their site that's similar to yours.
Only fill in required fields when you sign up for anything, but only provide correct info if it matters for you to use the service, otherwise provide plausible, but incorrect, data.
If you use LLMs anywhere, use the free tier and always vote thumbs up for bad answers and down for good ones. It wastes their resources and drives up their costs while making their training data worse.
@alice With that last answer, I finally have a use for LLMs.
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The goal is to make corporate data less profitable.
Even stuff as simple as setting your birthdate to 1970-01-01 everywhere, adding [TEST] or [DELETED] as your name or account notes anywhere you don't need them to know your name.
Using plugins like AdNauseam to poison ad trackers (and cost them marketing dollars).
Using VPNs set to different locations.
Signing into data broker sites to "correct" outdated info (they'll often let you do that with little-to-no proof of identity, but will require your passport or state ID in order to delete your info). Bonus points if you correct it to someone else's info on their site that's similar to yours.
Only fill in required fields when you sign up for anything, but only provide correct info if it matters for you to use the service, otherwise provide plausible, but incorrect, data.
If you use LLMs anywhere, use the free tier and always vote thumbs up for bad answers and down for good ones. It wastes their resources and drives up their costs while making their training data worse.
@alice this is amazing, thank you!! Bookmarking!
