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DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE (text.npr.org)
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In Portland, Ore., Brittany Trahan started buying DVDs rather than paying for Netflix and Apple TV, while Lisa Shannon has been relying on public transit instead of taking an Uber. And in McDonough, Ga., Brian Seymour II has been embracing the cold to shop locally instead of buying through Amazon.

They're among a growing number of Americans participating in a boycott this month, targeting tech companies who, they believe, are not doing enough to stand up against President Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown.

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[–] 1 point 6 months ago

I'm not too well versed in it, but just based upon how it works I would imagine you would be at greater risk without taking at least as many precautions as the normal internet.

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