Goodbye Google
Wed 5:58 am +01:00, 20 Mar 2024 4Over the years, I’ve grown exceedingly concerned about Google’s exponential data mining efforts and infiltration into every conceivable area of our everyday lives, from health care and fitness to education and finance.
The influence of Google is so vast yet so hidden, most people simply have no idea just how controlled they actually are. Most of us would vehemently deny that something as simple as Google search results can manipulate us into thinking a certain way about a topic, yet research clearly shows that this kind of subliminal influence is profoundly powerful.
Robert Epstein, Ph.D., who has spent the last decade of his professional career exposing Google’s manipulative and deceptive practices as a senior research psychologist for the American Institute of Behavioral Research and Technology, has also demonstrated how easily Google can shift our political and societal landscape.
Without Google, the technocrats’ dream of a One World Government would likely never happen, as it relies on social engineering and artificial intelligence. Google is a frontrunner and expert in both, and has the ability to control entire populations. As noted by Epstein in the interview above, Google poses three unique threats to society:
•They’re a surveillance agency with significant yet hidden surveillance powers — Google Search, Google Wallet, Google Docs, Gmail, Google Drive, YouTube — all are surveillance platforms and from Google’s perspective, the value of these platforms are their ability to glean very precise data about you as an individual. Most of these platforms offer free services for the simple reason that YOU are the product being sold to third parties.
•They’re a censoring agency with the ability to restrict or block access to websites across the internet, thus deciding what people can and cannot see. While Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act makes free speech possible for everyone, it also allows Google and other online platforms to filter out and censor whatever they want.
The most crushing problem with this kind of internet censorship is that you don’t know what you don’t know. If a certain type of information is removed from search, and you don’t know it should exist somewhere, you’ll never go looking for it. And, when searching for information online, how would you know that certain websites or pages have been removed from the search results in the first place? The answer is, you don’t.
For example, Google has been investing in DNA repositories for quite a long time, and are adding DNA information to our profiles. According to Epstein, Google has taken over the national DNA repository, but articles about that — which he has cited in his own writings — have all vanished.
•They have the power to manipulate public opinion through search rankings and other means, and the shifts in thinking produced are both rapid and enormous. For example, Epstein has demonstrated that Google has the ability to shift voting preferences among undecided voters by a whopping 48% to 63%, and the power to determine 25% of global elections. What’s more, this manipulation is entirely undetectable and untraceable.
The Many Reasons to Ditch Google
As a user, there are many reasons to de-Google your life, including the following:
| Privacy concerns — Google’s services, including search, email, and maps, collect vast amounts of personal data, which can include browsing history, location data, and more. This collection is integral to their business model, which focuses on targeted advertising. Other privacy concerns include the following: •Tracking of your whereabouts 24/7 — In 2022, four attorneys general sued Google for its deceptive practices in collecting location data, as they continue to track location data even after users disable location tracking. By tracking your Google calendar entries, combined with your location data, Google also knows what events you’ve attended, when, and for how long. •Your built-in webcam on your phone, tablet, laptop or computer can also be accessed by various apps. •A lifetime of photographic evidence — Twenty years ago, photos were a private matter, reminisced over in photo albums and displayed around the home. Today, people’s lives are on public display online, and Google captures it all. When combined with facial recognition software and other technological identification applications, including metadata detailing the time and place of each snap, your photos are a treasure trove of private information. •A lifetime of communications — Google also has every single Gmail email you’ve ever sent, received and deleted. •Censoring your email — Google can also censor your email, and we have evidence that this is happening. While about 50% of our subscribers are using Gmail accounts, the delivery rate for Gmail accounts is HALF of all the email providers like ProtonMail — far lower than any other email service. So, if you are using Gmail to receive our newsletter please change immediately. If you’re using Gmail, understand that they’re censoring your inbox, and you might not even realize it. •Deleted files and information — You probably delete files and information every now and then for the sake of safety, right? You might decide to delete that list of passwords from your phone, for example, in case you lose it or it gets hacked. Well, Google still has all of that information. |
| Market dominance and monopolistic behavior — Google’s dominant position in search, video hosting (via YouTube), and mobile operating systems (via Android) stifles competition, potentially leading to less innovation and choice for consumers. |
| Data security — Although Google claims to have strong security measures, no service is immune to data breaches or security flaws. Considering the vast amount of personal data collected by Google, a data breach could be potentially devastating. |
| Echo chamber and filter bubble effects — Google’s personalized search and news results can create a “filter bubble,” where users are more likely to see information that aligns with their past behavior, potentially limiting exposure to differing viewpoints and leading to an echo chamber effect. |
| Dependence and data lock-in — Relying heavily on Google’s ecosystem can lead to a form of lock-in, where moving to other services becomes difficult due to the vast amounts of data and integration within Google’s services. To avoid this, diversify your service providers. |
| The coming social credit system — The ability to surveil and track every conceivable metric, censor and block access to information, and the ability to manipulate opinions also makes Google an invaluable resource for the planned social credit system, and the more information they have on you, the easier they can manipulate you. |
Here’s How You Can Say Goodbye to Google Today
If you are at all concerned about Google’s data theft practices, then it’s time you stop using Google services. Sure, Google has convenience covered, but it’s not enough to overshadow its many evils.
If you’re ready to protect your privacy and break free from the manipulation of internet monopolies, here are some basic steps you can take. Also, be sure to share these tips with your family and friends.
| Swap out your browser — Uninstall Google Chrome and use Brave or Opera instead. Everything you do on Chrome is surveilled, including keystrokes and every webpage you’ve ever visited. Brave is a great alternative that takes privacy seriously. |
| Switch your search engine — Stop using Google search engines or any extension of Google, such as Bing or Yahoo, both of which draw search results from Google. Instead, use a default search engine that offers privacy, such as Presearch, Startpage, DuckDuckGo, Qwant and many others. |
| Use a secure email — Close your Gmail account and switch to a secure email service like ProtonMail. If you have children, don’t transfer their student Google account into a personal account once they’re out of school. |
| Switch to a secure document sharing service — Ditch Google Docs and use another alternative such as Zoho Office, Etherpad, CryptPad, OnlyOffice or Nuclino, all of which are recommended by NordVPN.3 |
| Delete all Google apps from your phone and purge Google hardware. Better yet, get a de-Googled phone. Several companies now offer them, including Above Phone. |
| Avoid websites that use Google Analytics — To do that, you’ll need to check the website’s privacy policy and search for “Google.” Websites are required to disclose if they use a third-party surveillance tool. If they use Google Analytics, ask them to switch! |
| Use a secure messaging system — To keep your private communications private, use a messaging tool that provides end-to-end encryption, such as Signal. |
| Use a virtual private network (VPN) such as NordVPN or Strong VPN — This is a must if you seek to preserve your online privacy. |
| Don’t use Google Home devices in your house or apartment — These devices record everything that occurs in your home, both speech and sounds such as brushing your teeth and boiling water, even when they appear to be inactive, and send that information back to Google. The same goes for Google’s home thermostat Nest and Amazon’s Alexa. |
| Don’t use an Android cellphone, as it’s owned by Google. |
| Ditch Siri, which draws all its answers from Google. |
| Don’t use Fitbit, as it was recently purchased by Google and will provide them with all your physiological information and activity levels, in addition to everything else that Google already has on you. |
I’ve been on this track for many years. But I eventually came to the conclusion that all the “alternatives” are equally compromised, or less effective. I’ve got several “alternatives” in my bookmarks
It was when I realised that ALL search engines are fully censored now that, I gave up. They all say 1 million hits or similar when you search . But if you keep scrolling down you soon find that you can only see 500 or so and then the list ends. Internet freedom is non existent now. So it’s not worth worrying about, it’s gone
Google was always a Military Defence operation, from the very start. Like the whole of “Silicon Valley” is/was. The 2 G “owners” are just the usual poster boy nerds to front the state project. Like Jobs, Gates, Musk etc etc etc. They are all frauds, just fronts for the state
I now assume that EVERYTHING that I do online is visible to the Borg. Including my “encrypted” stuff. They can see everything anyway whatever I do. So I stopped worrying about it and went back to Google search. I have several others too, to use when Google is obviously very censored. But they rarely show anything different. Non conformist stuff in search is almost eliminated now. You need to know the web address
Ever since the oddly named Priti Patel gave the US access to UK internet accounts, I have felt that they can see all we do. I remember too, that after the “Manchester Arena Bombing”, ahem, I commented re the event, ” If you were a Muslim who hated the British Government, and had access to explosives would you A, kill a load of innocent kids, or B, drop a couple of unguarded motorway bridges, effectively grinding the Country to a halt. A couple of days later, a police spokesman said, “who knows where they’ll attack next, motorway bridges etc”. We are watched, Sad but true. A few pensioners, just because we can see them for what they truly are.
Yes Ian, a few inconsequential pensioners who can see them for what they truly are…
Alex Jones site was well named wasn’t it, we are in an Info War. The narrative is everything for these satanic lunatics, reality is secondary for them
They think that will work for them for ever too, but it won’t. Reality is what counts in the end, nature is supreme, natural law and the law of the universe always prevail in the end
They have a long track record of creating innocent victims and that is clearly still ongoing. But it’s ultimately a losing strategy, they are bound to fail at some point, the sooner the better for everyone too
Yes as always well put Pete.