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== Password Manager ==
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== Privacy settings on mobile ==
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* iOS: See [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205223 here]
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* Android: See [https://www.wired.com/story/ad-id-ios-android-tracking/ here]
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== Tracker blocker/browser ==
 
It's actually fairly easy to protect yourself from most of the tracking, at the moment. In order of impact:
 
It's actually fairly easy to protect yourself from most of the tracking, at the moment. In order of impact:
 
# upgrade your browser (they are starting to compete on privacy protections, so new features are coming in fast)
 
# upgrade your browser (they are starting to compete on privacy protections, so new features are coming in fast)
 
# install Ghostery extension on [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ghostery/?src=search Firefox] or [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ghostery-%E2%80%93-privacy-ad-blo/mlomiejdfkolichcflejclcbmpeaniij?hl=en Chrome] (not AdBlock or AdBlock Plus, as they only stop visually intrusive ads, not tracking ads -- AdBlock Plus is paid by Google to let their ads through, with tracking)
 
# install Ghostery extension on [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ghostery/?src=search Firefox] or [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ghostery-%E2%80%93-privacy-ad-blo/mlomiejdfkolichcflejclcbmpeaniij?hl=en Chrome] (not AdBlock or AdBlock Plus, as they only stop visually intrusive ads, not tracking ads -- AdBlock Plus is paid by Google to let their ads through, with tracking)
 
# install [http://www.brave.com Brave]
 
# install [http://www.brave.com Brave]

Revision as of 15:00, 22 January 2020

Password Manager

Privacy settings on mobile

Tracker blocker/browser

It's actually fairly easy to protect yourself from most of the tracking, at the moment. In order of impact:

  1. upgrade your browser (they are starting to compete on privacy protections, so new features are coming in fast)
  2. install Ghostery extension on Firefox or Chrome (not AdBlock or AdBlock Plus, as they only stop visually intrusive ads, not tracking ads -- AdBlock Plus is paid by Google to let their ads through, with tracking)
  3. install Brave