Developing Good Online Privacy
Part 1
Developing good privacy online and so security practices is a process that comes at the cost of convenience. One should start by asking oneself, who are my adversaries, list them and what vectors are they then likely to use? There will be many and many more unknown.
Example vectors used by the adversaries, could be; a private detective agency, a legal research team,
Internet Service Providers & popular online platforms and computer operating systems are all harvesting your private data, even data which is scooped up by state security agencies, in the UK some are; GCHQ, MI5 etc. Even the keys you press on your devices as well as regular screenshots are recorded and uploaded.
Each of these vectors have their own tools, many of which are unknown publicly eg. Pegasus Spyware:
https://testbook.com/current-affairs/pegasus-spyware/
In short, to be reducing the amount of data you allow the vectors to access for the adversary, is very complex, always changing, but the more more you do, the less you will leak.
To start with Stop Using ‘Tools of Tyranny’, instead keep control of your privacy & data by using, privacy focused open-source alternatives:
Search Engines
1. https://presearch.com/signup
TIP: Make an account and earn $PRE tokens when searching or referring new users.
2. Brave search: https://search.brave.com/search?q=avoid+Tyranny
naturally come part of the Brave browser: https://brave.com/
TIP: If you use the brave browser, make an account, so you can earn $BAT tokens:
https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/basic-attention-token/
Open-source Apps & Software
LibreOffice: https://www.libreoffice.org
Firefox Browser: https://www.firefox.com
Thunderbird Email: https://www.thunderbird.net
Open-source Communications, Chat Rooms, File Sharing, Voice & Video Calling
Matrix – An open network for secure, decentralised communication https://matrix.org
TIP: Use: Element – Free end-to-end encrypted messaging, with unlimited voice and video calls
https://element.io
Telegram, be sure to download direct from: https://telegram.org, not from less scrupulous and privacy destroying providers.
Though, I don’t reply on solely, for privacy, still its 100x better than WhatsApp! You still need to set all chats to
Secret Chat and tweak the Settings under Privacy and Security:
Video sharing
Odysee https://odysee.com/
TIP: use the App: https://lbry.com/get
Also make an account and earn $LBC tokens: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/library-credits/ just by viewing, which can be saved or used to tip and support creators.
Other censor resistant video sharing platforms are:
Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/
3Speak: https://3speak.tv/
VPN
Saved the most important to last, as without this and even with encrypting your emails, everything
you write, is open to the authorities.
The only one worth mentioning is: Mullvad VPN as they don’t ask for any personal information and its vary fast, with nearly 700 servers (nodes) all around the world, there will always be one near
you.
https://mullvad.net/en/servers
And best of all you can pay with Monero $XMR (privacy) crypto:
https://www.getmonero.org/
(Tip use the CAKE wallet: https://cakewallet.com/) to pay for Mullvad VPN
https://mullvad.net
So they won’t know a thing about you, so would be unable to reveal very much about your online activity, even with a court order.