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Now you can break up with big tech at a bar: ‘cybersecurity disguised as a party’

Break Up With Google events are expanding beyond Brooklyn to Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlanta and Pittsburgh.
Imani Thompson leads Break Up With Google with the Cypurr Collective to teach data protection in social venues.
Events mix education with social activities, aiming to reduce surveillance risk while keeping gatherings enjoyable.
Participants learn to scrub personal data from search engines and adjust privacy settings.
RTM and Co-op Cloud networks support libre software tools for privacy.
Polls show 61% of Americans worry about digital security though only 33% actively act.
Organizers describe privacy work as empowerment, not fear-mongering.
The movement advocates open tools and community-led tech projects.
The gatherings emphasize autonomy over data in a world of surveillance risk.

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