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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by elcheaponcod to c/asklemmy
 

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 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 months ago

Privacy comes at a cost of convenience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 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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