From The Washington Post
 

Meet The Digital Dissenters

Posted December 28, 2015
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THE RESISTANCE
 

They are the digital dissenters.

They see tech companies tracking our every move. 

They want to go back to the basics – to a world where the interests of

humans come before robots, algorithms and the needs of Silicon Valley.

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