I mostly agree but would say wired is a better technology than wireless in terms of safety, reliability and cost. I only use wireless for an occasional phone call usually on the road in case of car trouble, with my keyboards and with my Visonic home security system sensors.
Timothy Schoechle of the National Institute for Science, Law & Public Policy in Washington, DC recently wrote a paper called "Re-Inventing Wires: The Future of Landlines and Networks" on this subject. It's available as a PDF download from https://gettingsmarteraboutthesmartgrid.org/pdf/Wires.pdf
I tend to think consciousness is universally fundamental and effectively intrinsic, since all we can know is our experience that requires it. That's why we can never get behind consciousness, as noted by Max Plank in 1931. (https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Max_Planck)
From non-dual teaching (Francis Lucille), you know it by being it and you are it when happy. In a different aspect, the answer is the same as to the question "how do you know you are aware?".
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I agree with your lack of motivation because ultimately everything is connected so there cannot be any privacy actually. One thing this means is that privacy is egoity and the ego is a mental fabrication, totally illusory, however of convenience with a body in the world. In other words, don't worry about it. There is an assumption of practical common sense along with this viewpoint. Namely there is no expectation of publicising your credit card numbers, passwords, and the like. Practically it is usually best avoiding social media, minimizing the number of login accounts and often refraining from commenting on websites. In summary, if you really know who you are, there is no danger of being discovered, no danger of being omitted, nothing to lose, nothing to gain, nothing to keep private, nothing to publicize.
Timothy Schoechle of the National Institute for Science, Law & Public Policy in Washington, DC recently wrote a paper called "Re-Inventing Wires: The Future of Landlines and Networks" on this subject. It's available as a PDF download from https://gettingsmarteraboutthesmartgrid.org/pdf/Wires.pdf