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What personal privacy/security measures do you take?

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Joshua Bemenderfer

I don't talk to anyone. Does that count? :P

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Scott Arciszewski
  1. I keep my software up to date. If you do nothing else on this list, do that.
  2. I use Signal.
  3. For Windows before 10, I used to use EMET. It blocked a few Firefox crashes that were either non-reproducible bugs or active exploits over the years. :)
  4. For Linux, I use the grsecurity kernel patches. (I run Debian with the dotdeb repositories for PHP 7.)
  5. I do most of my casual Internet browsing with Tor Browser (via torbrowser-launcher) inside of a virtual machine. Once a site is trusted, I'll actually visit it in my host OS.
  6. I use password managers. Mostly LastPass (for casual use) and KeePass (for high-security use).
  7. I encrypt my hard drives (with a 64-character passphrase) and smartphones (with a passphrase, not a PIN).
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onebree

What do you store in Keepass that falls under high security use? Why not just use KP for everything?

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Ghost • Edited

Maybe he just prefers the UI of LastPass over KeePass, and is willing to compromise on some security for usability?

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Scott Arciszewski

Precisely.

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Udi

One of the biggest measures is not exposing it online like that :)

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Seyed Zia Azimi

To take it even one step further, Even I did not exposing anything should I write a comment for questions like this at all?!
Some sort of Privacy Paranoia! :D

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Arne Bahlo
  • Password manager (1Password)
  • 2FA wherever possible
  • Disk encryption (FileVault)
  • Network filter (Little Snitch)
  • File access filter (Little Flocker)
  • Micro/Webcam access warning (Micro Snitch)
  • Persistent install warning (BlockBlock)
  • Being careful when installing software (Brew if available)
  • Block ads (uBlock/1Blocker)
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Henré Botha

I do almost nothing, and it's terrible. I should know better.

I've recently started using uBlock Origin. I used Adblock Plus before that, but that was to avoid seeing & loading ads, not to protect myself. Installing uBO was intended as a security & privacy measure.

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Enno Rehling (恩諾)

All the normal stuff (password manager, encryption), plus I unsubscribe from every online service that gets pwned, or is otherwise using bad security practices (like, sends forgotten passwords over email). And yes, that means I can no longer have a Tumblr, LinkedIn, or Adobe account, but these are the breaks.

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Anurag Mathur 
  1. All software updated. Work windows laptop protected with AV/ Firewall/ Host IDS/Disk Encryption. Home MBP always updated with disk encryption.
  2. Always use HTTPS
  3. I use iPassword to manage and generate passwords.
  4. Always logout at the end of session from any website.
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Stephen Senkomago Musoke
  1. Use different passwords for each service

  2. Keep software up-to-date

  3. Only use a single card for online purchases, hidden behind Paypal

  4. Use Single Sign On (SSO) for a secondary social media account, rather than my primary email address

  5. Do not use public computers for access

  6. Encrypt hard drives

  7. Do not put anything online that I do not want there

  8. Notifications on accounts so that I know what is going on with my account at all times

  9. 2 factor authentication where possible

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TECNO Security

I choose to strictly control my geographical location rights, recording rights, photo rights, etc. Because I don't want my privacy to be leaked when I don't know it when I go out, I will turn on the geographical location, but when I arrive at my destination, I will immediately turn off this function to protect my privacy. Is there anyone just like me?

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Bryan Baldwin

I've physically removed the webcam, microphone, hard disk, and bluetooth/wifi chip out of my laptop. I boot the machine with a USB Tails w' persistent encrypted volume. I will be disabling Intel's Management Engine firmware a la hackaday.io once my Beagleboard arrives.