off the grid vs sub rosa

off the grid

adv
  • Secretly; in a clandestine manner. 

  • In or into a situation or place in which electricity from the public electricity system is not used. 

  • In or into a clandestine or isolated situation or place, especially one in which public communication is curtailed. 

adj
  • Not connected to a publicly available communication system, such as the World Wide Web or a mobile telephone network. 

  • Isolated; in a remote location; in seclusion; not participating in some official process or system. 

  • Not using electricity from the public electrical supply system. 

sub rosa

adv
  • In secret or covertly; privately, confidentially. 

adj
  • Carried out secretly or confidentially. 

noun
  • Covert surveillance video used to catch workers’ compensation applicants and show that they are in fact not injured. 

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