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A question we often get is “if MeWe doesn’t have any ads or sell our data, how do you make money?”
MeWe is free for everyone because privacy is not something anyone should have to pay for. There are no ads, no fake news, no newsfeed manipulation, no facial recognition, and MeWe members are #Not4Sale. And all the great features you need to have a great experience on MeWe are free and standard.

The revenue model on MeWe is “freemium.” That means in addition to the great free standard features, there are optional special features, like extra storage (8GB is free and 50GB is $4.99 per month), Secret Chat (like WhatsApp only without their tracking bull, using the latest double ratchet encryption technology - 99 cents per month), Custom Emojis (99 cents a packet), and more.
Plus, we have a separate division, MeWePRO (https://mewepro.com) for businesses and enterprise customers. PRO replaces email for internal company communications and has a beautiful suite of fully integrated collaboration tools and the best security. It costs less than $75 per year per employee and is far superior to Slack.

You see, it is a false myth that has been spread by Facebook, Google, Snap, Instagram, and others, that our data is what we have to give up to have a great social media experience. That is a complete lie and PURE bull! Capitalism was never intended to be a system for spying on people - that’s communism and CREEPY.

Friends, Facebook is a data company, plain and simple. Their members are the products that they sell. At MeWe our members are customers to serve, not data or products to sell. That’s why we use the hashtag #Not4Sale!
MeWe: Great Communication Technology, NO bull

Abraham wrote:Sounds good, but as one must always ask: How can you be sure MeWe is telling the truth?

What warranties do you have?

Any?

Plenty?

I'm not knocking them, but as Reagan said: Trust, but verify...if in fact all the good stuff about them is just that, they are worth every penny.

Abraham wrote:In general, If you think you're not being tracked let's look at this analogy: postal analogy

Privacy, tracking and the Internet is much bigger than a bread box and it can't easily be explained.

The best analogy would be how a package moves thru the postal system. The package has a destination address like a street address or an IP address. Your IP address MUST stay attached to your package, or the package will never get delivered.

Everywhere along the way your IP address Must be captured to continue moving to the destination.

Tracking: how the captured IP address is stored for future use is where security controls come into play.

Agree?

Disagree?

If you disagree, how am I wrong?

Thanks!

Abraham wrote:bblhd672,

So, we're in agreement?

mojo84 wrote:Since my business has become so dependent on accessing the internet and using the tools available, I am always on the lookout for ways to mitigate the invasion of my privacy. I am not a tech wizard and do not have any real expertise in this area. For those of you that are less technically oriented like me, here are some tools that will help mitigate some of the snooping and tracking. Like I said before, it is not practical for me to just eliminate the use of the internet or certain websites and social media as many of the younger people are just not responsive to many of the older ways of marketing. On top of that, I do not have the resources to compete with the companies that have millions upon millions of dollars to budget for advertising and marketing.

Here are some tools and techniques you may find of interest if you are concerned about your privacy and being tracked.

Brave browser (pc and smartphone apps available)
StartPage for private searches
DuckDuckGo for private searches
AdBlock (for when I have to use Chrome or Edge browsers to access certain websites)
Disable 3rd party cookies
Clear browsing history, cache and cookies often.

Feel free to add to the list and share what you do to mitigate privacy invasion and tracking. Notice I said "mitigate". It is not practical or easy for the normal internet user to remain completely anonymous and leave no tracks.