Tag: privacy

You’ve probably heard or seen a thousand different ads for a VPN, promising all sorts of security from hackers and the like. Josh has a really good breakdown here of why nearly all of that is a load of malarky, and what you should use a VPN for:

And if you don’t currently use a VPN, but would like to start, I heartily recommend ProtonVPN or Mullvad. I personally use both (depends on device and circumstance), and have been very happy with them.

Disclaimer: The link to ProtonVPN is an affiliate link, but I have been a paying user for their services for a decade.

Look at @ProtonMail getting some love on @TerminalListPV! It’s been my email platform of choice nearly since its inception.
#GetOffGmail

Like Elon Musk, I prefer Signal over any other messaging service out there. www.digitaltrends.com/news/elon…

“Seven ‘no log’ VPN providers accused of leaking – yup, you guessed it – 1.2TB of user logs onto the internet”

Remember, kids, “free” is never free.

Google uses Gmail to track a history of things you buy — and it’s hard to delete

May I suggest @ProtonMail, @Fastmail, or email on a server you own/pay for?
#FreeIsntFree

“Migrating to a Google Account means turning all your Nest data over to Google—data that previously had been kept separate.”

Gosh, if only someone could have foreseen this coming.

brucesterling:

*Information (about you) Wants To Be Free (to us)

I’d rather have 80% of Google’s features along with 100% of Apple’s interest in protecting my privacy than 100% of Google’s features with 0% of that privacy protection.

David Sparks, The Services Versus Privacy Question

AdwareMedic

AdwareMedic

“Removes all known adware from your Mac. It is very simple to use, and should clean up your system in less than a minute, from start to finish. Just open the app, click the Scan for Adware button, and remove anything that is detected. That’s it!”

Privacy Badger

Privacy Badger

“Privacy Badger is a browser add-on that stops advertisers and other third-party trackers from secretly tracking where you go and what pages you look at on the web. If an advertiser seems to be tracking you across multiple websites without your permission, Privacy Badger automatically blocks that advertiser from loading any more content in your browser. To the advertiser, it’s like you suddenly disappeared.”

Unfortunately, not currently available for Safari.