Four quick things you can do to upgrade your online privacy and security
- By Gary Mason
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- 13 Jul, 2019
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Reclaiming your privacy in the era of Surveillance Capitalism
1. Be Brave! Brave.com is my current browser of choice. Feel free to do your own due diligence on it and other browsers, I think most will agree it’s a good choice for enhanced privacy. Once you have Brave set up as your default browser, make Startpage.com your default search engine. Duckduckgo.com is also a good choice, but I have found that Startpage works better for me.
2. Get/use a VPN. Again, do your due diligence. If the VPN is free, it’s probably worth exactly that, in fact it may be built to compromise your security. Some VPNs are based in Pakistan, China or even worse, Facebook! I would advise you avoid anything to do with Facebook if any other options are available. I like NordVPN. Not inexpensive, but in life you generally get what you pay for. It appears there is currently a coupon code for 75% off NordVPN if you do some looking.
3. Tape is your friend!
https://mic-lock.com/products/mic-lock
4. Escape the Goolag! Understand that IF YOU ARE NOT PAYING FOR A PRODUCT, YOU ARE THE PRODUCT!
Protonmail.com is a much better option in my
opinion. Dump Goolag-mail.