10-25-2019, 02:25 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-25-2019, 02:30 PM by Searchernow.)
The browser extension Privacy Badger, from the respected Electronic Frontier Foundation, says this (among other things) on its site
"Invisible tracking happens in all sorts of ways; ads are just the visible tip of the iceberg. Privacy Badger sends the Do Not Track signal to trackers telling them not to track you. If they ignore your wishes, your Badger will learn to block them—whether they are advertisers or trackers of other kinds."
In addition I use Cookie Autodelete, which deletes cookies once you close a tab.
I also use some "comparmentalization" - on one pc (both are LL) I have a reasonably securely set up Firefox which I reserve for logins, bank, shopping etc. I avail of FF's Multi-account Containers extension - this is supposed to "sandbox" each open tab/container from snooping by trackers in other tabs.
Some guidance on configuring FF is at Privacy Tools io, worth the minor effort.
You can look at "Internet Privacy 2019" by "The Hated One" on youtube - good stuff, though i didn't adopt everything he suggests! It's very fast, I had to watch it a few times, though he's packing a lot in in 30 mins. He suggests using Linux for starters, so we're already there at least!
I also have my documents, spreadsheets etc on this pc encrypted.
Another pc has the lovely Vivaldi browser and I try to avoid any personally identifiable info on that, just for general browsing, youtube etc. I also have the same browser extensions there and followed the above video's advice on Vivaldi settings.
So I think it is possible to secure our privacy and data to a good enough extent. The effort involved is not too much, and those suggested sources above are a good starting point I think.
Edit: I forgot - https://proprivacy.com/ is great for privacy guides.
"Invisible tracking happens in all sorts of ways; ads are just the visible tip of the iceberg. Privacy Badger sends the Do Not Track signal to trackers telling them not to track you. If they ignore your wishes, your Badger will learn to block them—whether they are advertisers or trackers of other kinds."
In addition I use Cookie Autodelete, which deletes cookies once you close a tab.
I also use some "comparmentalization" - on one pc (both are LL) I have a reasonably securely set up Firefox which I reserve for logins, bank, shopping etc. I avail of FF's Multi-account Containers extension - this is supposed to "sandbox" each open tab/container from snooping by trackers in other tabs.
Some guidance on configuring FF is at Privacy Tools io, worth the minor effort.
You can look at "Internet Privacy 2019" by "The Hated One" on youtube - good stuff, though i didn't adopt everything he suggests! It's very fast, I had to watch it a few times, though he's packing a lot in in 30 mins. He suggests using Linux for starters, so we're already there at least!
I also have my documents, spreadsheets etc on this pc encrypted.
Another pc has the lovely Vivaldi browser and I try to avoid any personally identifiable info on that, just for general browsing, youtube etc. I also have the same browser extensions there and followed the above video's advice on Vivaldi settings.
So I think it is possible to secure our privacy and data to a good enough extent. The effort involved is not too much, and those suggested sources above are a good starting point I think.
Edit: I forgot - https://proprivacy.com/ is great for privacy guides.
SN. I hope my reply has been useful - click Thank on the left.