@GreyTechnician@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agoIf you were to create a 'Privacy User Manual' for the internet, what would be your top three essential tips for individuals to protect their online privacy?message-square65arrow-up173file-text
arrow-up173message-squareIf you were to create a 'Privacy User Manual' for the internet, what would be your top three essential tips for individuals to protect their online privacy?@GreyTechnician@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square65file-text
For me it would be the following: Don’t reuse usernames/names Avoid using social media Use Tor/VPN when you can
minus-square@SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.mllinkfedilink10•2 years agoGot some disagreements here: I’d say you can reuse names/user names but then you should seperate your internet personality from your reallife personality. Choose the right social media (fedi verse stuff that doesn’t spy on you) Also tor is a bit much for most things. for staying private a vpn you can personally trust should be enough But the tips you listed are great for staying anonymous
minus-square@hperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•2 years agoFediverse stuff can still be scraped and used to profile you, but since there’s no targeted advertising on the platform, if you’re anonymous, that’s extremely unlikely.
Got some disagreements here:
I’d say you can reuse names/user names but then you should seperate your internet personality from your reallife personality.
Choose the right social media (fedi verse stuff that doesn’t spy on you)
Also tor is a bit much for most things. for staying private a vpn you can personally trust should be enough
But the tips you listed are great for staying anonymous
Fediverse stuff can still be scraped and used to profile you, but since there’s no targeted advertising on the platform, if you’re anonymous, that’s extremely unlikely.