What personal privacy/security measures do you take?

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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?

[Priyal Kumar]

libreCrypt
Riot and wire instead of Whatspp
choco install unchecky

[Priyal Kumar]

I love dev.to

[Zeyad Etman]

1. I created a small program to save my passwords using algorithm of combination of some words and site link.
2. I use TOR.
3. I use 2FA.
4. I Tapped Webcam and microphone.

[Saul]

I got a aluminum baseball bat in my room, althought i think its for softball. Two-step verification and secondary email account and phone number. Linux (Debian) my main OS. Is it weird that i don't trust password managers? i mean, i rather memorize the passwords, even if there are a lot. I use AdBlock, but im guilty of whitelisting some of my favorite content creators.

[Justin Riedyk]

1. Updates, always updates
2. Password manager and long passwords, very long passwords. Passwords you will never want to enter by hand.
3. Two Factor Auth anywhere I can.
4. Ad Blocker.

[Tim Schuster]

1. Keep up to date
2. Don't do stupid
3. Backups
4. Backups
5. Backups
6. Backups
7. Password Manager
8. Using the Password Manager
9. Catch-All Emails to detect and pinpoint leaks (I recommend using a suffix like "-ca" to filter out any spam from Catch-All, google is f.e. "[e-mail]")
10. U2F
11. In case 10 fails, 2FA using Google Auth or similar apps
12. Don't use SMS or DIY-2FA (looking at you Steam)
13. uMatrix for Malware Domains (not ads)
14. ABP to block almost malicious ads (enabled acceptable ads because personal reasons)
15. Backups
16. Encrypting the important stuff (I don't see the usefulness of fulldisk encryption on anything but portable devices)

[Michael Powe]

• Private VPN on all devices <------ !!! (I use PIA, but really: they're all so cheap, you're crazy not to use one.)
• Password Safe for storing/generating passwords (Handy and works on all devices.)
• Minimum password length 12 characters
• Don't do business with or give PII to unverifiable sites. Seriously, know who you're doing business with!
• Whole disk encryption on my linux box (and it is built in on my work laptop)
• Periodically review list of devices connected to my network, and make sure I can identify who/what they are
• For streaming accounts, periodically change password and/or kick off any registered devices that I can't identify
• Set PIN's for online purchases when possible (e.g., Amazon)
• Hushmail (I don't use this much, but I keep an active paid account just because I want to be able to send encrypted mail sometimes.)
• Webcam unplugged when I'm not using it
• My financial information and will, &c are on a hidden VeraCrypt volume. My wife has a poop sheet on how to find it and get into it. The volume itself is on a USB drive.

[John A. Kallergis]

Whats a poop sheet?

[Federico Zivolo]

1. Update software regularly
2. Use 2FA wherever possible
3. Use complex passwords generated by 1Password
4. I have an interactive firewall on my Macs (HandsOff!)
5. All the security features of macOS enabled

[Dominic Pettifer]

• Don't install Flash (or any browser plugins), disable it if a browser comes with it preinstalled (Chrome)
• Full disk encryption for all devices.
• Password manager (1Password) with unique passwords for every service.
• Use devices that have biometric login (e.g. Fingerprint) so people don't see you typing in your password, and it's not recorded by a security cameras (may sound silly but think this will become a new attack vector in the future).
• Try to point computer screens away from windows (as in the glass kind, not the OS). All it takes is a competitor renting an office opposite yours, and armed with a high powered telescopic camera.
• Use an AdBlocker.
• Try to get all my software from official app stores (Mac App Store)

[Udi]

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

[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