The Opt Out Project

Welcome
- About the Opt Out Project
- About Me
How To
Reviews
Philosophy
Stories
Subscribe

Tales ⁽⁸⁾

Zany stories of how I evade data capture.

Green hand in a resistance fist, holding the Control function key

The Tech Reclaimers

March 27, 2026

Person scrolling social media feed with a red X across.

What to do on your (social media) vacation?

July 2, 2025

An encyclopedia with 24 volumes of books on a shelf, with a spacescape decorating the spine.

Why I bought an Encyclopedia

June 11, 2024

Screencap of The Digital Human Series 28 OVERTURN

BBC Radio 4 Feature

March 28, 2023

Cell phone with Disneyland app, cracked screen

Data-Free Disneyland

January 31, 2023

Person on screen in mask and glasses at Target checkout, labeled "recording in progress"

Adventures (and Misadventures) in Data Privacy

January 2, 2023

Pregnant woman's belly with data stream inside

How to Have a Private Pregnancy

November 8, 2022

Bits and pieces of electronics used to assemble and test offline virtual assistants

Ditch your Alexa

September 28, 2022

Copyright Janet Vertesi 2022. Privacy Policy. For more Opt Out tips, visit me on Twitter or Mastodon, or get my newsletter.