The internet was made by us, for us, and we can take it back from the noise.
This is Part 1 of a new series I’m starting to help make the internet quieter, break free of doomscrolling, and bring intentionality to how we use our devices. If you enjoyed this piece, please share your feedback or share it! Thank you!
I think the focus of the article is more on using services deliberately rather than pure privacy, and I think the all or nothing approach to thinking of online privacy as you mention detracts from any positive effects of the little things people just starting their journey may try.
Those big companies don’t care about you. Every small step taken toward privacy is beneficial, even if it’s just eliminating one data point at a time. If you make it harder to find your info, they aren’t going to hire a PI to track you down, there are plenty of easier marks to chase.
I mean. To do what they want they can use their regular Facebook account in a container, use DNS and probably just unblock origin, and get most of what they’re looking for without having to worry too terribly much about carrying around a burner phone (which will more than likely be tied to you by payment information or address when you create the account, unless you’re using something like this: https://www.howtogeek.com/this-new-carrier-only-requires-a-zip-code-to-sign-up/
The lengths they are going to could also be solved with apps that lock your phone for specific periods of time and the like.
So if this is specifically about curtailing these things in your life in order to have a more healthy relationship with your devices, then I’m not sure it sends that message effectively.