Lately I've become a bit more concerned about privacy when it comes to my devices both online and offline, and what I can do to give me more of it. So I thought I'd post this in order to get some more tips and advice on what else we can do...
Here's what I currently have going on:
• Use a VPN for both phone and laptop
• Disable WebRTC in your browser. WebRTC allows websites to detect your true IP address, even if you're using a VPN. On Windows I use Chrome with the WebRTC Network Limiter extension
• uBlock Origin and HTTPS Everywhere extensions
• On Android I also use Orbot (Tor) with the Orfox browser over VPN
• Laptop's SSD is encrypted using Microsoft's Bitlocker, so two passwords are required before I can even login to Windows, and no one can (hopefully) see what's on the drive
• Android is also encrypted
• Make sure all of the Microsoft and Google location history and other tracking is turned off.
• I've gone through hundreds of websites I've used over the years and deleted all of my accounts, using the website in this article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/0/delete-internet-website/
• I use a password manager (LastPass) with a super strong master password, as well as 20 character minimum passwords for everything else
• 2-step authentication for everything I can, such as Google account, Lastpass, etc.
• All my messages are sent through WhatsApp due to end-to-end encryption
• I no longer have Facebook or Twitter
I suppose it's already a bit overkill for the average person, but what else could I do?
And no, I have nothing to hide.
(Sorry, didn't know where to post as it could fit into multiple forums tbh)
Here's what I currently have going on:
• Use a VPN for both phone and laptop
• Disable WebRTC in your browser. WebRTC allows websites to detect your true IP address, even if you're using a VPN. On Windows I use Chrome with the WebRTC Network Limiter extension
• uBlock Origin and HTTPS Everywhere extensions
• On Android I also use Orbot (Tor) with the Orfox browser over VPN
• Laptop's SSD is encrypted using Microsoft's Bitlocker, so two passwords are required before I can even login to Windows, and no one can (hopefully) see what's on the drive
• Android is also encrypted
• Make sure all of the Microsoft and Google location history and other tracking is turned off.
• I've gone through hundreds of websites I've used over the years and deleted all of my accounts, using the website in this article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/0/delete-internet-website/
• I use a password manager (LastPass) with a super strong master password, as well as 20 character minimum passwords for everything else
• 2-step authentication for everything I can, such as Google account, Lastpass, etc.
• All my messages are sent through WhatsApp due to end-to-end encryption
• I no longer have Facebook or Twitter
I suppose it's already a bit overkill for the average person, but what else could I do?
And no, I have nothing to hide.
(Sorry, didn't know where to post as it could fit into multiple forums tbh)