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These guides can help you cut off tech that’s collecting your data.

The Verge •
October 02, 2026 • 06:36 PM
• By Stevie Bonifield
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Opt Out October tips go over settings to change in AI tools and browsers, decentralized social media platforms to try out, and suggestions for more private alternatives to popular apps. There’s also a guide on how you can switch to Linux, which could potentially save an old Windows 10 PC, like my ThinkPad, on top of improving your data privacy. [Link: Welcome to Opt Out October. Let’s Take Control of Our Data and Our Devices | https://www.eff.org/pages/welcome-opt-out-october-lets-take-control-our-data-and-our-devices | Electronic Frontier Foundation]

These guides can help you cut off tech that’s collecting your data.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Opt Out October tips go over settings to change in AI tools and browsers, decentralized social media platforms to try out, and suggestions for more private alternatives to popular apps . There’s also a guide on how you can switch to Linux , which could potentially save an old Windows 10 PC, like my ThinkPad , on top of improving your data privacy.

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