The UK just proposed three extreme surveillance measures: mandatory 24/7 scanning software on every phone and tablet, age verification for all VPN users with website tracking, and labeling encrypti...
I don’t know. It is impossible to tell how effective anything could be against Billion and Trillion-aire companies that are intent on lobbying for our data.
I think join or create any counter-movement.
If you create one - maybe merge it with a larger counter-movement or vice versa.
Open Rights Group generally have campaigns and actions you can take. Most the average person can do is raise awareness and write hopeful letters to MPs. https://www.openrightsgroup.org/
What can we practically do now as an average joe?
I don’t know. It is impossible to tell how effective anything could be against Billion and Trillion-aire companies that are intent on lobbying for our data.
I think join or create any counter-movement.
If you create one - maybe merge it with a larger counter-movement or vice versa.
Privacy might be a decent place to start - https://lemmyverse.net/communities?query=privacy
And unfortunately the platforms that create this and are lobbying might be most effective.
-Reddit Facebook Instagram TikTok Google
And so on
Checkout https://european-alternatives.eu/
https://www.opensourcealternative.to/
And these types of movements.
Open Rights Group generally have campaigns and actions you can take. Most the average person can do is raise awareness and write hopeful letters to MPs. https://www.openrightsgroup.org/