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USA news specific to your city. (self.asklemmy)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by elcheaponcod to c/asklemmy

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I'm having trouble finding local news articles without some type of human perpetrator or digital tracking tracking device being used on me.

I can't even watch DIRECTTV news without having personal AI commercials served to my IP address.

Anybody know of any trustworthy news sources that don't monitor your reading habits?

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[–] Asudox 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If you're so concerned about your privacy then buying a physical newspaper with bar is your best bet.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

If you want local news with minimal tracking you buy a newspaper or put up an antenna to get local broadcast channels.

If you want it to be online, get a VPN and an email address only for the news and use that exclusively for news.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I actually subscribe to our local newspaper and one of the smaller statewide papers. Support local journalism or else it will cease to be.

[–] elcheaponcod -5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

New emails and passwords for every an opportunity to ask a question is ridiculous. I had an EX that was obsessed with stealing passwords

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Privacy comes at a cost of convenience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Spin up a spoof email with proton pass (it takes like 3 clicks). Generate a secure password and you're all set.

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[+] elcheaponcod -7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm mostly concerned about protecting myself from the pharmaceutical industry

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You know the easiest way to protect yourself from the pharmaceutical industry is to go silent. No electronics, no social media, don't go to hospitals or police stations or anywhere there might be a first aid kit.

Then there is the way that isn't around the bend, and realise you are just imagining things.