Health officials aren't feeling the respect; Fauci's back & not optimistic; Moderna wants to jab everybody, again; Biden makes a forever-masker the new Covid Czar; pilots sue over air masking, & more.
If anyone has any masks left after sending some to Romney, they should send them to “Dr.” Zha. Meanwhile, let’s pray for all the liars and murderers to be exposed and brought to justice, for God to mercifully grant us a reprieve from the evil onslaught, and for Him to raise up more and more leaders who will lead righteously and wisely.
“The God of Israel said,
The Rock of Israel spoke to me,
‘He who rules over men righteously,
Who rules in the fear of God,
Is as the light of the morning when the sun rises,
A morning without clouds,
When the tender grass springs out of the earth,
Through sunshine after rain.’” —King David, 2 Samuel 23:3-4 NASB1995
Just makes it easier to track you. It’s yet another bit of ourselves that we are handing over to The Powers That Be.
China uses facial recognition out in public to keep track of its citizens. Frankly, I don’t want to give Big Trch or my government or anyone else anything that makes it easier for them to know me or my business.
I’ll give you one reason that was enough for me: police can’t compel your password or pin out of you but if you unlock your phone with your fingerprint or Face ID, you have no such protection. I forget the exact details but here is a little more info (read the part called “the laws of the land”) https://www.guidingtech.com/why-should-not-use-fingerprint-lock-android/
Elated to hear about operation multiplier! I also received a Thank You email from Joe Harding yesterday. It made my heart so happy to know what a difference we made. Thanks again Jeff for all you do to make us better too!!
"Yesterday, Apple announced adding a new feature to iOS 15.4 — the ability to unlock the phone using Face ID while wearing a mask. Great. But, can it unlock my phone with my eyes rolling this hard?"
Good morning! When talk of mandates come up, seems that the masks in general are the lead topic. When we say this ain't over, keep in mind we are eay beyond masks. The subtext of so many lifted mask requirements is that the employers and businesses are still requiring proof of shots & negative tests but then demand that the uncrowd mask up to enter the hallowed halls in order to work, shop, eat, etc. The discrimination is becoming ingrained and imo, Must Stop!
Oh please, oh please. TX Rep Chip Roy has said I think more than once, that if GOP takes majority with midterms, they will launch investigations. And in my pleas and prayers, please let the republic hang on for eight months and that they don't mess this up before November. Maybe the tiny tyrant troll, aka cockroach, is at top of list.
Hate to be negative but the elite media won’t even cover the investigations, or will just mock them and label any evidence that surfaces as conspiracy theory. He won’t be punished, only inconvenienced, and he’ll be lionized even more.
I reckon the Republicans In Name Only will do squat about any of this when they take over. They seem at best just a less toxic version of an out of touch tyrannical government.
I'm not holding my breath waiting for the GOP to do anything substantive. As with the Durham investigation, a COVID investigation will drag on and drone on for years, gathering evidence that private citizens have already gathered over the last two years. What happened with the Benghazi hearings? Lots of talk and TV facetime for men like Trey Gowdy, but no one was ever held accountable.
I just hope the gutless weasels like McConnell, Burr, and McCarthy aren’t in charge. If they are, we will get a few TV sound bites and nothing else will ever be done.
DeSantis continues to use the “theater” framing to brilliant effect 👏 He’s really hitting that hard, which is exactly what we need to do to combat the propaganda we’ve been saturated with for the past two years.
Jeff, I just asked Dr. Jessica Rose this question, but you may have some insight into this as well. Why have all of the BigPharma FOIA requests (that I’m aware of, anyway) focused on Pfizer? Granted, Pfizer is the biggest fish in the room, but what about FOIAs to Moderna, J&J, AstraZeneca, and the other key figures in the global injection rollout? Did I miss those?
I received an email from my HR group yesterday (international company), saying starting March 21 I am no longer able to enter the NYC office because I am either not vaccinated/vaccinated but haven’t uploaded proof/failed to reply. There is no testing option AS PER NYC and no covid-recovered option. Crazy me thought nyc lifted their mandates. No - they lifted *public* mandates, restaurants etc complaining about lack of customers. There is however a city instituted Private employee mandate.
The email went on to say I can go to any other office without issue. My co is HQ’d in a country that is fully open, employees in HQ have never been asked for Vax proof. This is all NYC doing.
Chicago, too. Email yesterday to advise of updated cvd policies for entering bldg. Must be documented as fully vaxxd, and document negative tests according to testing schedule. The uncrowd must submit the negative test results that comply with the schedule and be masked. Doesn't feel like protection of uncrowd. More like pointing out those they see as selfish, unpatriotic, unbelievers who do not care about coworkers' grandmas, children under 5, or immunocompromised cousin twice removed who lives in Des Moines. The focus on getting rid of mask mandates for all vovers over that they are not letting go of mandatory shots and documentation of being fully jabbed.
Sadly, my Chicago-based daughter was forced to take the vaccine. I only pray she a booster won't be forced on her, too. Then again, if that's what it takes to convince her to leave for freer pastures, I'm all for it.
Understand the worry. In the time leading up to the deadline, I nearly took a shot because I wasn't ready to give up work but a friend shared the C&C and I was hopeful for an exemption since I don't have a schedule for going to home office. Take care and hope that she comes through ok.
This is from the moronic mayor. Have fun parsing the logic:
"It would send the wrong message just to have an exception for one player when we're telling countless number of New York City employees 'if you don't follow the rules, you won't be able to be employed,'" Adams said.
"Businesses have their vaccine mandate," he added. "City employees have their vaccine mandates. I have to follow the rules. And trust me, I want Kyrie on the court. We are here right now opening our city because of vaccine mandates."
If I were a company in NYC, they’d have to force me. They are bleeding businesses and profitable people. I’d tell them to pound sand and threaten to move if they said anything about it.
Spent 30 yrs living there. I am completely over it. Ironically, what I liked about nyc in my younger years was how free it was! So glad we left before all this. A real shame
Only took under 10 visits to make me yawn when I think of it. I got to the Met museum of art and Guggenheim in 2018 and 19. I’m done. Ted Turners restaurant caused food poisoning that required 🤮 into an FAO Schwartz bag all the way to my daughters house one year. FAO gone now. Now that’s a NYC memory.
I love the pilot lawsuit and wish them great success. However, it makes me wonder where the airlines are? Why aren't American, United, Southwest, Delta, etc. filing lawsuits to stop this madness? I'm betting I can guess the answer and it has to do with lots of federal money changing hands.
It’s the flight attendant unions, they LOVE ❤️ face diapers, if those bitches walk out, the airlines can’t function, they’ve got the pilots by the shorthairs. You know the union is tit for tat, so expect some concessions before they fold. Can’t imagine what that might be.
Does anyone have a good alternative to iPhone and Android? I moved from Android to iPhone several years ago as I had a personal experience with Android devices listening in on conversations.
I’ve refused to upgrade to iOS 15 so far. Every release that they put out there is getting more tyrannical.
I’m ignoring updates as well. I believe they become increasingly more insecure each time. Updates are just make work for tech drones. As my life becomes blessedly simpler I may go back to a flip phone.
I’ve thought of that myself. Especially when I travel. I traveled around Ireland with a burner once. All I needed was to make a few calls and keep in touch with my relative there. I didn’t miss anything else.
Good point about the camera and GPS. It might take some looking to find one without those things. Samsung has (or had, anyway) a flippy-flap phone with no camera. Super durable. I'm not sure about whether it has GPS or not though.
I did not know that. My husband, who likes to futz with computers, says that it's possible to defeat the GPS by deleting the driver. I'm going to see whether he can do that with my little dumb phone.
There is only so much we can do. Still need some kind of phone. I want one when traveling around and I hike in rather remote areas locally. During the harsh winters also.
I was mulling this issue the other day. Most of my life was spent without a smart phone; how easy would it be to adapt back to the old way? I'd be giving up a lot of convenience and some money at the grocery (app-only 'points'), but the intrusiveness may be getting to the tipping point. I thought about just carrying a small note pad with me again, so I can write down things to look up later, instead of looking in real time.
Yes, we’ve all been brainwashed by the CultofConvenience™.
I work in the technology field and some of the stuff that’s being talked about and how they want to push the boundaries is making me think the Luddites had it right.
Just look at what the WEF wants to do with technology and ask yourself. Why?
Sad to say, for many of us, me included, text is our main communication with kids and grandkids. None of mine live nearby and it makes my day when I receive a text or picture from them. That being said, we all hate the intrusiveness of these devices. As my son said…they’re cool, but CREEPY!
People don’t text me much, including the kids, but that’s because most of my responses are things like “K”. It drives my daughter insane.
I was almost 40 before I got a smart phone and if I quit it now, the only thing I’d miss is the map. If I had back the years of my life I spent driving around lost I’d still be 29 for real and not just in my lies.
'Creepy' is the word! Have you ever watched this movie? "The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and how they do it."
I don't have a smart phone. Smart phones provide constant interruptions because of the internet. After a few days getting used to the old kind of cell phone, I suspect you will enjoy not having a smart phone.
For a privacy phone, I went with a Google Pixel 4a ($280 used ebay/amazon) and easily installed GrapheneOS (the latest Android 12, but de-googled). Using ting.com for a $10/mo unlimited voice/sms with 1GB data.
There are some open-source phone operating systems that are a "de-Googled" version of Android, removing all the nasty stuff. It's a little involved to install it yourself on your own phone if you're not experienced, but there are sites that sell phones with it installed already. Check freedomphones.net or privacytogo.co. There are also independent phone outfits like PinePhone or Librem that are not even based on Android, but they sometimes have trouble filling orders in a timely way, so be aware on those. You have options! It takes a little bit of research into privacy phones, but you can get a phone not run by Big Tech and it's worth it. The things they can do to you by controlling your phone are appalling.
What you want is a degoogled phone. It is AOSP (android) without the Google tracking. Here are two options if you don't want to install the custom ROM yourself:
There are alternative app stores for both iOS and Android (and other operating systems). I use F-Droid on Android, but a quick search shows there are others for iOS. I would stick to popular ones that I could find recommended in several places, as I'm sure there are sketchy ones out there. OsmAnd is the navigator I use, gets me where I need to go without spying. I think it's available on iOS.
OddOne, I would love to share stories with you as I have had similar experiences with my iPhone. Conversations that I had, while not using the phone and getting emails later that day or the next, trying to sell me things that I spoke about. Anyone else?
Odd One, I would love to share stories with you as I have had similar experiences(plural) with my iPhone listening in on mine when I wasn’t using it during those times. You might say ‘how do you know then?’ I’ve gotten emails trying to sell me things that I was just talking about earlier that day or the day before when my phone was not being used. Anyone else notice anything?
Mine is about an Android. I've never turned on any of the voice-enabled 'assistants' that are available. While driving some youth to church camp, the other mom and I were discussing issues within our church. The 'assistant' voice interrupted to say, "Not sure if this is helpful, but [comment relevant to a topic under discussion]." I was shocked. I checked my settings, and the 'assistant' was NOT turned on. It's never happened before or since.
There’s been 4 or 5 times where conversations I’d have with other people in the room or outside would lead to ads in my email that night or the next day concerning those topics. Examples, wart on my hand lead to ad for wart remover. A skin tag led to an email of skin tag remover. My dog’s arthritis led to an ad for a supplement. There’s been at least a couple more over the last 2 or 3 years. I have a hard time thinking like a Christian if I were to ever get to meet the ones responsible. Thanks for sharing Fla Mom!
Holy crap! My son had/has iPhone and mine are android Samsung. When we've been in the car and our discussion gets in touchy topics, i have turned mine off and my son said he thought it didn't matter if it was off. So I put it on the seat and tuck under my thigh
Second hand occurrence from a few years ago, my son said a friend had come over to his house and after a conversation that included camping (I think is what he said), he had ads popping up. That's when we started turning phones off snd then leaving phones out of earshot.
Thanks for sharing. I had similar, but got ads through my email. For 1 example, among several on my iPhone, I was talking about a wart on my hand that had popped up. Later that evening I got an ad for wart remover. Same thing occurred when talking about dog and her arthritis. It’s happened at least 2 other times besides those.
Pisses me off! Privacy is not very private with our phones now a days. Best of luck and God Bless!
“ According to the survey, health officials said that, during the pandemic, they were personally attacked, villainized, and their experiences were often marginalized”
Pretty sure they’ll be roasting over a slow fire in hell after life. So. They better get used to it
If anyone has any masks left after sending some to Romney, they should send them to “Dr.” Zha. Meanwhile, let’s pray for all the liars and murderers to be exposed and brought to justice, for God to mercifully grant us a reprieve from the evil onslaught, and for Him to raise up more and more leaders who will lead righteously and wisely.
“The God of Israel said,
The Rock of Israel spoke to me,
‘He who rules over men righteously,
Who rules in the fear of God,
Is as the light of the morning when the sun rises,
A morning without clouds,
When the tender grass springs out of the earth,
Through sunshine after rain.’” —King David, 2 Samuel 23:3-4 NASB1995
Lord, may that light of the morning rise upon us.
Amen! Make it so, Lord Jesus.
Hey I just thought of another slogan for the merch. “I’m not a doctor. I just play one on tv.” —Anthony Fauci 🪳
I pray that every night.
Thank you for the mention, Jeff! Love your blog, and what you've been doing to advance freedom!
-Cristina, one of the Airline Pilots
Could you guys move your contributions from lefty gofundme to GiveSendGo?
This fund was set up quite a while ago, maybe a separate fund can be set up on GSG.
Let us know!!!
Never ever use Face ID. I refuse.
yes; you don't have to use it. I don't either.
Why? I have it on several things. Should I not?
Just makes it easier to track you. It’s yet another bit of ourselves that we are handing over to The Powers That Be.
China uses facial recognition out in public to keep track of its citizens. Frankly, I don’t want to give Big Trch or my government or anyone else anything that makes it easier for them to know me or my business.
Same reason lots of us aliases online.
I’ll give you one reason that was enough for me: police can’t compel your password or pin out of you but if you unlock your phone with your fingerprint or Face ID, you have no such protection. I forget the exact details but here is a little more info (read the part called “the laws of the land”) https://www.guidingtech.com/why-should-not-use-fingerprint-lock-android/
Thanks for the advice
Elated to hear about operation multiplier! I also received a Thank You email from Joe Harding yesterday. It made my heart so happy to know what a difference we made. Thanks again Jeff for all you do to make us better too!!
C&C quote 'o the day:
"Yesterday, Apple announced adding a new feature to iOS 15.4 — the ability to unlock the phone using Face ID while wearing a mask. Great. But, can it unlock my phone with my eyes rolling this hard?"
🤣🤣🤣
Quick somebody combine these 2 emojis: 😷🙄!
Maybe for some, but not me.
Face ID doesn’t work well now. Does anyone think it will be better with less data points?? 😋
Good morning! When talk of mandates come up, seems that the masks in general are the lead topic. When we say this ain't over, keep in mind we are eay beyond masks. The subtext of so many lifted mask requirements is that the employers and businesses are still requiring proof of shots & negative tests but then demand that the uncrowd mask up to enter the hallowed halls in order to work, shop, eat, etc. The discrimination is becoming ingrained and imo, Must Stop!
Oh please, oh please. TX Rep Chip Roy has said I think more than once, that if GOP takes majority with midterms, they will launch investigations. And in my pleas and prayers, please let the republic hang on for eight months and that they don't mess this up before November. Maybe the tiny tyrant troll, aka cockroach, is at top of list.
“I want to hold Anthony Fauci accountable,” says
@RepChipRoy
Hate to be negative but the elite media won’t even cover the investigations, or will just mock them and label any evidence that surfaces as conspiracy theory. He won’t be punished, only inconvenienced, and he’ll be lionized even more.
I reckon the Republicans In Name Only will do squat about any of this when they take over. They seem at best just a less toxic version of an out of touch tyrannical government.
They are equally as toxic, but enjoy fooling you into thinking they aren't Democrats.
I'm not holding my breath waiting for the GOP to do anything substantive. As with the Durham investigation, a COVID investigation will drag on and drone on for years, gathering evidence that private citizens have already gathered over the last two years. What happened with the Benghazi hearings? Lots of talk and TV facetime for men like Trey Gowdy, but no one was ever held accountable.
But have we EVER seen any of their " investigation " do anything at all ?
I just hope the gutless weasels like McConnell, Burr, and McCarthy aren’t in charge. If they are, we will get a few TV sound bites and nothing else will ever be done.
This is my favorite substack so far. Humor with facts! Because we just gotta laugh sometimes. Thanks. Have a great vacation!!
Amen, Janet!
DeSantis continues to use the “theater” framing to brilliant effect 👏 He’s really hitting that hard, which is exactly what we need to do to combat the propaganda we’ve been saturated with for the past two years.
Jeff, I just asked Dr. Jessica Rose this question, but you may have some insight into this as well. Why have all of the BigPharma FOIA requests (that I’m aware of, anyway) focused on Pfizer? Granted, Pfizer is the biggest fish in the room, but what about FOIAs to Moderna, J&J, AstraZeneca, and the other key figures in the global injection rollout? Did I miss those?
Interesting, unsettling info found on Bailiwick News Substack on the WHO Treaty. Need some tranquilizers after Part 3 of ICENI.
Yep, that’s my current letter in progress …
Those book-length ICENI articles are a wealth of information—I only wish I had time to wade through them!
What is ICENI?
Spartacus: https://iceni.substack.com/
A Substack
Have my package ready for MIT. Taking it to the post office soon
I mailed 4 yesterday in separate envelopes, it felt great.
I received an email from my HR group yesterday (international company), saying starting March 21 I am no longer able to enter the NYC office because I am either not vaccinated/vaccinated but haven’t uploaded proof/failed to reply. There is no testing option AS PER NYC and no covid-recovered option. Crazy me thought nyc lifted their mandates. No - they lifted *public* mandates, restaurants etc complaining about lack of customers. There is however a city instituted Private employee mandate.
The email went on to say I can go to any other office without issue. My co is HQ’d in a country that is fully open, employees in HQ have never been asked for Vax proof. This is all NYC doing.
Chicago, too. Email yesterday to advise of updated cvd policies for entering bldg. Must be documented as fully vaxxd, and document negative tests according to testing schedule. The uncrowd must submit the negative test results that comply with the schedule and be masked. Doesn't feel like protection of uncrowd. More like pointing out those they see as selfish, unpatriotic, unbelievers who do not care about coworkers' grandmas, children under 5, or immunocompromised cousin twice removed who lives in Des Moines. The focus on getting rid of mask mandates for all vovers over that they are not letting go of mandatory shots and documentation of being fully jabbed.
IMO, Chicago can't fall soon enough. It has always been a stain on the Midwest.
Sadly, my Chicago-based daughter was forced to take the vaccine. I only pray she a booster won't be forced on her, too. Then again, if that's what it takes to convince her to leave for freer pastures, I'm all for it.
Understand the worry. In the time leading up to the deadline, I nearly took a shot because I wasn't ready to give up work but a friend shared the C&C and I was hopeful for an exemption since I don't have a schedule for going to home office. Take care and hope that she comes through ok.
Thanks, Kat.
Pfizer and Black Rock have their headquarters in NYC.
Follow the money to the mayor's and health commissioner's office.
This is from the moronic mayor. Have fun parsing the logic:
"It would send the wrong message just to have an exception for one player when we're telling countless number of New York City employees 'if you don't follow the rules, you won't be able to be employed,'" Adams said.
"Businesses have their vaccine mandate," he added. "City employees have their vaccine mandates. I have to follow the rules. And trust me, I want Kyrie on the court. We are here right now opening our city because of vaccine mandates."
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nyc-vaccine-mandate-to-still-affect-kyrie-irving-mayor-wants-him-on-court-but-i-have-to-follow-the-rules/
Adams never read the constitution's clause against
cruel and unusual punishment.
Have you seen the video where he calls white people “Crackers”? He’s really top-shelf
If I were a company in NYC, they’d have to force me. They are bleeding businesses and profitable people. I’d tell them to pound sand and threaten to move if they said anything about it.
Our company left NYC when this shite hit the fan in mid 2020, ain't no going back...ever!
Spent 30 yrs living there. I am completely over it. Ironically, what I liked about nyc in my younger years was how free it was! So glad we left before all this. A real shame
Only took under 10 visits to make me yawn when I think of it. I got to the Met museum of art and Guggenheim in 2018 and 19. I’m done. Ted Turners restaurant caused food poisoning that required 🤮 into an FAO Schwartz bag all the way to my daughters house one year. FAO gone now. Now that’s a NYC memory.
Very funny column today. Jeff is a great writer. Must be all those bankruptcy briefs.
Boxers or Briefs? Bet his answer is Briefs! TMI 😱
I love the pilot lawsuit and wish them great success. However, it makes me wonder where the airlines are? Why aren't American, United, Southwest, Delta, etc. filing lawsuits to stop this madness? I'm betting I can guess the answer and it has to do with lots of federal money changing hands.
It’s the flight attendant unions, they LOVE ❤️ face diapers, if those bitches walk out, the airlines can’t function, they’ve got the pilots by the shorthairs. You know the union is tit for tat, so expect some concessions before they fold. Can’t imagine what that might be.
no more weight limits?
No more seat belt extenders for the chubbies, you know, Science and Health.
And where’s Alaska Airlines?? 😠 why aren’t any of their pilots involved?
Masks will still be required when landing in the US if the departing country has mask mandates
Jha does have a MD degree , this is a fat man who is not healthy & is not worthy to advice or speak about matters of health of this country .
Will Jabba the Jha remind us that 80% of 'covid' deaths were to the obese? They just don't like pointing that out.
Does anyone have a good alternative to iPhone and Android? I moved from Android to iPhone several years ago as I had a personal experience with Android devices listening in on conversations.
I’ve refused to upgrade to iOS 15 so far. Every release that they put out there is getting more tyrannical.
I’m ignoring updates as well. I believe they become increasingly more insecure each time. Updates are just make work for tech drones. As my life becomes blessedly simpler I may go back to a flip phone.
I may use “ burner” phones and toss them over the Sunshine Skyway bridge once a week.
I’ve thought of that myself. Especially when I travel. I traveled around Ireland with a burner once. All I needed was to make a few calls and keep in touch with my relative there. I didn’t miss anything else.
Security is indeed an issue. They push us into new phone models by stopping functional and security updates.
FYI flip phones aren’t secure either. Most have a camera and all have passive GPS. There’s a reason most phones no longer have a removable battery.
Good point about the camera and GPS. It might take some looking to find one without those things. Samsung has (or had, anyway) a flippy-flap phone with no camera. Super durable. I'm not sure about whether it has GPS or not though.
You won’t find one without the GPS. It’s required now
I did not know that. My husband, who likes to futz with computers, says that it's possible to defeat the GPS by deleting the driver. I'm going to see whether he can do that with my little dumb phone.
There is only so much we can do. Still need some kind of phone. I want one when traveling around and I hike in rather remote areas locally. During the harsh winters also.
I was mulling this issue the other day. Most of my life was spent without a smart phone; how easy would it be to adapt back to the old way? I'd be giving up a lot of convenience and some money at the grocery (app-only 'points'), but the intrusiveness may be getting to the tipping point. I thought about just carrying a small note pad with me again, so I can write down things to look up later, instead of looking in real time.
Yes, we’ve all been brainwashed by the CultofConvenience™.
I work in the technology field and some of the stuff that’s being talked about and how they want to push the boundaries is making me think the Luddites had it right.
Just look at what the WEF wants to do with technology and ask yourself. Why?
As a technologist you might like reading Cal Newport. He’s a MIT GW Tech who wrote Digital Detox
Sad to say, for many of us, me included, text is our main communication with kids and grandkids. None of mine live nearby and it makes my day when I receive a text or picture from them. That being said, we all hate the intrusiveness of these devices. As my son said…they’re cool, but CREEPY!
People don’t text me much, including the kids, but that’s because most of my responses are things like “K”. It drives my daughter insane.
I was almost 40 before I got a smart phone and if I quit it now, the only thing I’d miss is the map. If I had back the years of my life I spent driving around lost I’d still be 29 for real and not just in my lies.
😂😂😂. Btw, I love your name, it’s the coolest one on C&C. ☺️
'Creepy' is the word! Have you ever watched this movie? "The Creepy Line reveals the stunning degree to which society is manipulated by Google and Facebook and how they do it."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8896670/
If there were some way I could get gps on a phone for driving directions I would ditch my smartphone in a New York minute.
Same.
I don't have a smart phone. Smart phones provide constant interruptions because of the internet. After a few days getting used to the old kind of cell phone, I suspect you will enjoy not having a smart phone.
For a privacy phone, I went with a Google Pixel 4a ($280 used ebay/amazon) and easily installed GrapheneOS (the latest Android 12, but de-googled). Using ting.com for a $10/mo unlimited voice/sms with 1GB data.
You are far more tech talented than me. I still have my kids fix my phone when it’s doing something weird.
There are some open-source phone operating systems that are a "de-Googled" version of Android, removing all the nasty stuff. It's a little involved to install it yourself on your own phone if you're not experienced, but there are sites that sell phones with it installed already. Check freedomphones.net or privacytogo.co. There are also independent phone outfits like PinePhone or Librem that are not even based on Android, but they sometimes have trouble filling orders in a timely way, so be aware on those. You have options! It takes a little bit of research into privacy phones, but you can get a phone not run by Big Tech and it's worth it. The things they can do to you by controlling your phone are appalling.
I just screen shotted this comment for future reference. Thanks.
What you want is a degoogled phone. It is AOSP (android) without the Google tracking. Here are two options if you don't want to install the custom ROM yourself:
https://e.foundation/?msclkid=7fb4ee2ca6bd11ec98853883585e8960
https://brax.me/prod/host.php?f=_store&h=rob&p=&version=&msclkid=63de1ab7a6bd11ecb1cf3541f4c75e9f
Just don't load it back up with apps that track you, such as the social media apps that spy on you, such as Facebook.
Aren’t there alternative app stores? Any good GPS programs that don’t report back where you are?
There are alternative app stores for both iOS and Android (and other operating systems). I use F-Droid on Android, but a quick search shows there are others for iOS. I would stick to popular ones that I could find recommended in several places, as I'm sure there are sketchy ones out there. OsmAnd is the navigator I use, gets me where I need to go without spying. I think it's available on iOS.
I'm ditching my phone...going back to the "beeper"
OddOne, I would love to share stories with you as I have had similar experiences with my iPhone. Conversations that I had, while not using the phone and getting emails later that day or the next, trying to sell me things that I spoke about. Anyone else?
Odd One, I would love to share stories with you as I have had similar experiences(plural) with my iPhone listening in on mine when I wasn’t using it during those times. You might say ‘how do you know then?’ I’ve gotten emails trying to sell me things that I was just talking about earlier that day or the day before when my phone was not being used. Anyone else notice anything?
Mine is about an Android. I've never turned on any of the voice-enabled 'assistants' that are available. While driving some youth to church camp, the other mom and I were discussing issues within our church. The 'assistant' voice interrupted to say, "Not sure if this is helpful, but [comment relevant to a topic under discussion]." I was shocked. I checked my settings, and the 'assistant' was NOT turned on. It's never happened before or since.
There’s been 4 or 5 times where conversations I’d have with other people in the room or outside would lead to ads in my email that night or the next day concerning those topics. Examples, wart on my hand lead to ad for wart remover. A skin tag led to an email of skin tag remover. My dog’s arthritis led to an ad for a supplement. There’s been at least a couple more over the last 2 or 3 years. I have a hard time thinking like a Christian if I were to ever get to meet the ones responsible. Thanks for sharing Fla Mom!
Holy crap! My son had/has iPhone and mine are android Samsung. When we've been in the car and our discussion gets in touchy topics, i have turned mine off and my son said he thought it didn't matter if it was off. So I put it on the seat and tuck under my thigh
Yeah, mine was off every time.
Second hand occurrence from a few years ago, my son said a friend had come over to his house and after a conversation that included camping (I think is what he said), he had ads popping up. That's when we started turning phones off snd then leaving phones out of earshot.
Thanks for sharing. I had similar, but got ads through my email. For 1 example, among several on my iPhone, I was talking about a wart on my hand that had popped up. Later that evening I got an ad for wart remover. Same thing occurred when talking about dog and her arthritis. It’s happened at least 2 other times besides those.
Pisses me off! Privacy is not very private with our phones now a days. Best of luck and God Bless!
“ According to the survey, health officials said that, during the pandemic, they were personally attacked, villainized, and their experiences were often marginalized”
Pretty sure they’ll be roasting over a slow fire in hell after life. So. They better get used to it
Their spot is right up next to the furnace.