Evict Your Creepy & Unused Apps NOW! (Digital Detox Part 1)

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It's part one of our two-part digital detox episode! Rosie explains why you should regularly delete unused apps from your smartphone and gives you a fun exercise that will help limit the time you spend with the apps you keep. All this and more on Stupid Sexy Privacy.

Episode Summary

It's Part 1 of our two-part Digital Detox! 

In this week's episode, we give you a two-step exercise to help you get rid of unused apps and think critically about how you use the ones you keep.

Once a month, make sure you grab some time to remove any of the unused apps on your phone. Each one represents a potential opportunity for fascists or weirdos to access your information and maybe even your microphone.

Here are some excellent tips from The Washington Post on how to greyscale your phone and use the Digital Wellness features to place timers on the apps you decide to keep.

All this, and Roger returns to explain a vicious cycle between tech companies who "borrow" your data, and the media that covers their borrowing. 


Resources Mentioned In Today’s Show

A good explainer on  the Joffe v. Google case


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