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Discussion on: What personal privacy/security measures do you take?

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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.