How to Save Your Privacy from the Internet's Clutches

Reading an article in TechCrunch (April 14, 2018) I was struck by just how much personal privacy we sacrifice everyday, just by going on-line and interacting in the digital world. Take a few minutes to read this article and consider some of the recommendations to help protect your personal privacy.

• Tape over all your webcams
• Install HTTPS Everywhere
• Use tracker blockers
• Use an ad blocker
• Make a private search engine your default
• Use private browser sessions
• Use multiple browsers and/or browser containers
• Get acquainted with Tor
• Switch to another DNS
• Disable location services
• Approach VPNs with extreme caution
• Build your own VPN server
• Take care with third-party keyboard apps
• Use end-to-end encrypted messengers
• Use end-to-end encryption if you use cloud storage
• Use an end-to-end encrypted email service
• Choose iOS over Android
• Delete your social media accounts
• Say no to always-on voice assistants
• Block some network requests
• Use a privacy-focused operating system
• Write to your political reps to demand stronger privacy laws
• Throw away all your connected devices - and choose your friends wisely
• Ditch the Internet entirely

There is nothing surprising in these recommendations, they are the same things that I discuss here in my blog, and that privacy experts recommend in various forums and publications. Still the TechCrunch article is well-written and is certainly worth your time to read and perhaps adopt some of the recommendations therein.

Along with the above article, I also found an article on Deep Websites Links, "27 Best Privacy Tools for Complete Digital Privacy Online and Offline", that I also though provided good tools and references.

There is no one perfect tool, nor perfect set of tools, but the more privacy and security tools you have available to you, the greater your ability to secure your private data and enhance your personal security, both on-line and off.