This most recent article is about LLM's specifically, but the previous articles deal in more fundamental terms with human agency in the modern tech world. Definitely a good read IMO.
I personally never bought nor have used a smartphone, and always use VPN services. I stopped focusing all my time on my IT career, work minimal hours now, and bought a small piece of farmland where I spend as much time as possible offline and outside. Just me and the police drones and spy satellites. 😆
He belongs in prison.