References and Resources

For starters...



In the "Alternatives to Surveillance Platforms" section of the Immediate Personal Solutions page of this site I discuss some of my personal privacy conscious app/platform choices, but I also mention that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to online privacy, we've all got different needs and challenges. So here are a few other great guides for your consideration...



Learn More

Here's a list of references if you want to learn more about online tracking, the business of surveillance capitalism and the various issues associated with it. As I've mentioned in the other pages, this is by no means an authoritative list, this is just a small curated collection from my own personal research on the subject:



Sources

Below are a set of sources/references for the various claims I make in the my hypermedia essay howthey.watch/you:



Alternative Biz Models

Unimaginative folks in the industry often tell me that mass surveillance is the only sustainable business model for online services. This is not true, but does demonstrate a lack of interest or creativity on the part of these devs. I wasn't able to work this into the essay, but here are some interesting imaginative examples for alternative business models:



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