While there have always been concerns over privacy and security when it comes to big tech obtaining your personal information, in recent years these concerns seem to be growing. Now due to recent actions taken against some on social media this issue seems to have captured even more attention.

While there are certainly reasons to be concerned about who has your data and what they are doing with it, equally important is to understand the pro’s and con’s of migrating away from big tech platforms as well as the conveniences one may have to exchange away for improved security and anonymity online.

In this episode I sit down with expert panelist Issa Diao to talk about the reaches of big tech, the challenges of moving away from platforms run by Facebook, Google, Amazon, and where the market may go next as we consider our alternatives.