'Our minds can be hijacked': the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia
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The Google, Apple and Facebook workers who helped make technology so addictive are disconnecting themselves from the internet. Paul Lewis reports on the Silicon Valley refuseniks who worry the race…
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