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Tiny Privacy Tip About Faraday Bags 🚫📶
If you are about to trust a Faraday bag/pouch/box/sleeve to block a device's signals:
TEST. IT. FIRST!
Be especially skeptical about anything using zippers, too thin material, or with any kind of holes through the material. Good ones usually use folds, not zippers.
There is a lot of snake oil online for Faraday anything. Be skeptical.
TEST. IT. FIRST.
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Tiny Privacy Tip About Faraday Bags 🚫📶
If you are about to trust a Faraday bag/pouch/box/sleeve to block a device's signals:
TEST. IT. FIRST!
Be especially skeptical about anything using zippers, too thin material, or with any kind of holes through the material. Good ones usually use folds, not zippers.
There is a lot of snake oil online for Faraday anything. Be skeptical.
TEST. IT. FIRST.
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Teeny-Tiny Apocalyptic Time Tip!🔒✨
Do not forget to give your devices silly names that aren't yours and not tell anyone online what it is! :neocat_cool_fingerguns:
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Teeny-Tiny Apocalyptic Time Tip!🔒✨
Do not forget to give your devices silly names that aren't yours and not tell anyone online what it is! :neocat_cool_fingerguns:
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Tiny Privacy Tip for The Holidays 🎄📸:
Do not forget to ask for consent before posting online a photo including other people.
Data privacy is team work and consent is essential. This is important.
Always ask first ✔️💚
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Tiny Privacy Tip for The Holidays 🎄📸:
Do not forget to ask for consent before posting online a photo including other people.
Data privacy is team work and consent is essential. This is important.
Always ask first ✔️💚
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Tiny Privacy Tip To Fight For Privacy Rights ✊🔒:
Cumulative effect is important to
fight for better privacy rights for all.Each time you oppose, each time you
opt-out of a privacy-invasive feature or process, you are making a statement that data privacy matters.The more people opt-out and oppose,
the stronger the message sent to officials and corporations.Whenever it is possible for you, please opt-out. It will not only help yourself, but it will also help all of us 🔒💚
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Tiny Privacy Tip To Fight For Privacy Rights ✊🔒:
Cumulative effect is important to
fight for better privacy rights for all.Each time you oppose, each time you
opt-out of a privacy-invasive feature or process, you are making a statement that data privacy matters.The more people opt-out and oppose,
the stronger the message sent to officials and corporations.Whenever it is possible for you, please opt-out. It will not only help yourself, but it will also help all of us 🔒💚
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Tiny Mastodon AND Privacy Tips :mastodon: 🔒:
Depending on your situation,
you might want to increase your privacy and security levels on Mastodon.Here are a few easy things
you can do for this. Pick and choose what works best for you (instructions are from a browser's web interface):Enable 2FA ✌️
Why? Reduces account takeover
How? Go to Preferences > Account > Two-factor Auth. Pick a method here and make sure to carefully note and safely store your "Backup recovery codes."
Activate Auto-Delete :nes_fire:
Why? Reduces unwanted parties collecting your data overtime
How? Go to Preferences > Automated post deletion. Select "Age threshold" and "Exceptions" based on your preferences.
Default to Private 🚪
Why? If you post on more sensitive/personal topics, you might want to limit visibility to your followers only. Know that your posts will not be "boostable," however. You can change this per post as well.
How? Go to Preferences > Preferences > Other. In "Posting Defaults" you can adjust the "Posting privacy" to "Followers-only".
Approve Followers ✅
Why? If you want to limit who can see your Followers-only posts, you might want to restrict who can follow you.
How? Go to Preferences > Public profile > Privacy and reach. In "Reach", uncheck "Automatically accept new followers". You will have to approve each new follower manually.
Block Corporate Media ⛔
Why? If you post about sensitive topics, you might want to reduce visibility from larger corporate media such as Meta's Threads, who might use your information in different ways.
How? Follow these instructions: https://mastodon.moule.world/@MOULE/110586343942660169
Cautiously Use Direct Messages 🤐
Why? Direct Messages (Specific People messages), are not end-to-end encrypted on Mastodon. This means your instance's administrator(s) could technically read your messages, now or later on.
How? For any sensitive discussion, you should transfer to a trustworthy end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) application. For example, share your Signal's username, Matrix's handle, or throwaway E2EE email address in DM to continue the conversation there.
Verify External Accesses 👀
Why? Verify the apps that have access to your Mastodon account are the ones that you want. In case of doubt, ask your instance's administrator.
How? Go to Preferences > Account > Authorized apps. Make sure every app there is something that you use or that your Mastodon instance's administrator uses.
Stay safe my friends! 🔒💚
#TinyMastodonTip #TinyPrivacyTip #Mastodon #Fediverse #Privacy
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Tiny Mastodon AND Privacy Tips :mastodon: 🔒:
Depending on your situation,
you might want to increase your privacy and security levels on Mastodon.Here are a few easy things
you can do for this. Pick and choose what works best for you (instructions are from a browser's web interface):Enable 2FA ✌️
Why? Reduces account takeover
How? Go to Preferences > Account > Two-factor Auth. Pick a method here and make sure to carefully note and safely store your "Backup recovery codes."
Activate Auto-Delete :nes_fire:
Why? Reduces unwanted parties collecting your data overtime
How? Go to Preferences > Automated post deletion. Select "Age threshold" and "Exceptions" based on your preferences.
Default to Private 🚪
Why? If you post on more sensitive/personal topics, you might want to limit visibility to your followers only. Know that your posts will not be "boostable," however. You can change this per post as well.
How? Go to Preferences > Preferences > Other. In "Posting Defaults" you can adjust the "Posting privacy" to "Followers-only".
Approve Followers ✅
Why? If you want to limit who can see your Followers-only posts, you might want to restrict who can follow you.
How? Go to Preferences > Public profile > Privacy and reach. In "Reach", uncheck "Automatically accept new followers". You will have to approve each new follower manually.
Block Corporate Media ⛔
Why? If you post about sensitive topics, you might want to reduce visibility from larger corporate media such as Meta's Threads, who might use your information in different ways.
How? Follow these instructions: https://mastodon.moule.world/@MOULE/110586343942660169
Cautiously Use Direct Messages 🤐
Why? Direct Messages (Specific People messages), are not end-to-end encrypted on Mastodon. This means your instance's administrator(s) could technically read your messages, now or later on.
How? For any sensitive discussion, you should transfer to a trustworthy end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) application. For example, share your Signal's username, Matrix's handle, or throwaway E2EE email address in DM to continue the conversation there.
Verify External Accesses 👀
Why? Verify the apps that have access to your Mastodon account are the ones that you want. In case of doubt, ask your instance's administrator.
How? Go to Preferences > Account > Authorized apps. Make sure every app there is something that you use or that your Mastodon instance's administrator uses.
Stay safe my friends! 🔒💚
#TinyMastodonTip #TinyPrivacyTip #Mastodon #Fediverse #Privacy
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Tiny Privacy Tip for Organizations 🔘🔒:
1. If you are not absolutely required to be able to contact people by phone, do not make a phone number field mandatory in your forms ☎️🚫
2. If you are not absolutely required to be able to mail/ship something, or visit someone in-person, do not make a home address field mandatory in your forms 📪🚫
3. Do not make mandatory (or even request) any data in a form that you do not *absolutely require* to fulfill the purpose of this form 🚫
4. If you use a third-party vendor for your forms, make sure to remove any piece of data you do not actually absolutely need to collect. If you can't, select a different vendor that will allow you to 🔒👍
Yes, this mandatory by law.
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Tiny Privacy Tip for Organizations 🔘🔒:
1. If you are not absolutely required to be able to contact people by phone, do not make a phone number field mandatory in your forms ☎️🚫
2. If you are not absolutely required to be able to mail/ship something, or visit someone in-person, do not make a home address field mandatory in your forms 📪🚫
3. Do not make mandatory (or even request) any data in a form that you do not *absolutely require* to fulfill the purpose of this form 🚫
4. If you use a third-party vendor for your forms, make sure to remove any piece of data you do not actually absolutely need to collect. If you can't, select a different vendor that will allow you to 🔒👍
Yes, this mandatory by law.
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Tiny Privacy Tip for Events 📸🔒:
If you value privacy, remember to also value the privacy of others.
Be mindful of the photos you post online that might include none-consenting people.
Everyone has a different threat model and, unless you ask first, you cannot know if these persons could even be endangered by having their faces showing unwillingly online (and showing where they are).
👉 Be mindful.
👉 Stay respectful.
👉 Blur faces where you can.
👉 Ask for consent before posting.Privacy rights is team work! 💚🙌✨
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Tiny Privacy Tip for Events 📸🔒:
If you value privacy, remember to also value the privacy of others.
Be mindful of the photos you post online that might include none-consenting people.
Everyone has a different threat model and, unless you ask first, you cannot know if these persons could even be endangered by having their faces showing unwillingly online (and showing where they are).
👉 Be mindful.
👉 Stay respectful.
👉 Blur faces where you can.
👉 Ask for consent before posting.Privacy rights is team work! 💚🙌✨
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Important Privacy Tip for Organizations 🔒👩⚖️:
Never dismiss the privacy concerns
of a data subject by claiming it does not matter because they are the only one caring about that.1. It might be true for now, but more people might care tomorrow, next month, next year :haikupeople:
2. Even if only one person cares, it matters ethically 💚
3. It only takes one person who cares to start a damaging lawsuit or to place a privacy complain triggering a full investigation from a data protection authority 📄💼
👉 One person who cares matters.
👉 Take all privacy concerns with the respect that it deserves. Not doing so could be devastating to your organization in the future. It is much easier for you to care now.
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Important Privacy Tip for Organizations 🔒👩⚖️:
Never dismiss the privacy concerns
of a data subject by claiming it does not matter because they are the only one caring about that.1. It might be true for now, but more people might care tomorrow, next month, next year :haikupeople:
2. Even if only one person cares, it matters ethically 💚
3. It only takes one person who cares to start a damaging lawsuit or to place a privacy complain triggering a full investigation from a data protection authority 📄💼
👉 One person who cares matters.
👉 Take all privacy concerns with the respect that it deserves. Not doing so could be devastating to your organization in the future. It is much easier for you to care now.
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Tiny Privacy Tip 👁️🔒✨:
Biometric data is one of the
most sensitive type of data you have.Why?
You cannot change biometric data like you can change a password.
If your password gets leaked,
you can change it easily 🔑🔑🔑🔑If your email gets leaked,
it's a pain but you can change it ✉️✉️✉️If your phone number gets leaked,
it's an even bigger pain but you still can change it 📞📞But when your fingerprints, facial print, voice print, keystroke pattern get leaked?
It's game over ☠️
You cannot change any of these.
Ever.You should be extremely careful about where you are sharing your biometric data and how it is protected.
For all biometrics,
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Tiny Privacy Tip 👁️🔒✨:
Biometric data is one of the
most sensitive type of data you have.Why?
You cannot change biometric data like you can change a password.
If your password gets leaked,
you can change it easily 🔑🔑🔑🔑If your email gets leaked,
it's a pain but you can change it ✉️✉️✉️If your phone number gets leaked,
it's an even bigger pain but you still can change it 📞📞But when your fingerprints, facial print, voice print, keystroke pattern get leaked?
It's game over ☠️
You cannot change any of these.
Ever.You should be extremely careful about where you are sharing your biometric data and how it is protected.
For all biometrics,
preventive protection is vital. -
Tiny Privacy Tip for Everyone 🔒✨:
We often talk about what we can do to protect our own privacy, but we don't talk enough about what we should be doing to protect other people's privacy.
If privacy is important to you, then you *must* also value the privacy of others.
This is a great cultural shift we all need to work on, collectively.
Data privacy isn't only about using the right software and implementing legislation, it is also about people and cultures.
Always think about what you can do to improve the privacy of others around you.
This is how we build a better world 💚
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Tiny Privacy Tip for Everyone 🔒✨:
We often talk about what we can do to protect our own privacy, but we don't talk enough about what we should be doing to protect other people's privacy.
If privacy is important to you, then you *must* also value the privacy of others.
This is a great cultural shift we all need to work on, collectively.
Data privacy isn't only about using the right software and implementing legislation, it is also about people and cultures.
Always think about what you can do to improve the privacy of others around you.
This is how we build a better world 💚
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Tiny Privacy Hope 🔒💚
Some cultural trends seem so embedded in our societies, it feels impossible to change them sometimes.
Some think it's impossible to reverse the surveillance capitalism we live in now. But this is only a perspective we have while being in it.
40 years ago, it seemed impossible in some countries to imagine a restaurant without a smoking section. And now, in these same countries, it has completely disappeared. At some point, collective choices were made to change this, and it worked.
We absolutely can do the same for privacy and to stop surveillance capitalism. The way it is now isn't intrinsic to our societies.
Never give up on making the world better.
It takes patience yes, but it is only when we give up that it truly becomes impossible to change.
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Tiny Privacy Hope 🔒💚
Some cultural trends seem so embedded in our societies, it feels impossible to change them sometimes.
Some think it's impossible to reverse the surveillance capitalism we live in now. But this is only a perspective we have while being in it.
40 years ago, it seemed impossible in some countries to imagine a restaurant without a smoking section. And now, in these same countries, it has completely disappeared. At some point, collective choices were made to change this, and it worked.
We absolutely can do the same for privacy and to stop surveillance capitalism. The way it is now isn't intrinsic to our societies.
Never give up on making the world better.
It takes patience yes, but it is only when we give up that it truly becomes impossible to change.
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Tiny Privacy Tip for Others' Data 🧑🤝🧑🔒
If you post screenshots of other people's posts:
Please keep in mind that if you are posting a screenshot of someone’s post without their explicit consent, you are effectively removing their ability and right to delete their data later on or to auto-delete it.
Please refrain from doing so if you respect the poster and use a link to the post instead. Remember, caring about privacy also means caring about other's people data.
Privacy is team work! ✊💚
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Tiny Privacy Tip for Others' Data 🧑🤝🧑🔒
If you post screenshots of other people's posts:
Please keep in mind that if you are posting a screenshot of someone’s post without their explicit consent, you are effectively removing their ability and right to delete their data later on or to auto-delete it.
Please refrain from doing so if you respect the poster and use a link to the post instead. Remember, caring about privacy also means caring about other's people data.
Privacy is team work! ✊💚
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Gentle Privacy and Security Reminder
for Organizations 🔒🗑:One of the easiest way for your organization to not have data stolen in a data breach, is simply to not have this data.
One of the easiest way to save your organization future headaches and costs is to simply delete thoroughly the data you do not need anymore as soon as you do not need it anymore.
Whenever possible, it's even better to not collect it at all in the first place.
You might need to retain some data of course, but when an incident occurs, you will greatly reduce the harm, damage, and cost if you keep only the minimum data required.
You cannot be held accountable for the data you simply do not have.
Keep this in mind! ✔️✨
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Gentle Privacy and Security Reminder
for Organizations 🔒🗑:One of the easiest way for your organization to not have data stolen in a data breach, is simply to not have this data.
One of the easiest way to save your organization future headaches and costs is to simply delete thoroughly the data you do not need anymore as soon as you do not need it anymore.
Whenever possible, it's even better to not collect it at all in the first place.
You might need to retain some data of course, but when an incident occurs, you will greatly reduce the harm, damage, and cost if you keep only the minimum data required.
You cannot be held accountable for the data you simply do not have.
Keep this in mind! ✔️✨
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A Word on Data Anonymization 🔥🔒:
Data anonymization is the
process of removing any identifiable information to ensure a piece of data cannot be linked to an individual anymore.Anyone using this technique must be extremely careful about it.
Only removing the obvious identifiers, such as name and email, might not be enough. When applying anonymization techniques, it is vital to consider the data in context.
Here are a few examples to illustrate my point 🧵👇:
1/4
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A Word on Data Anonymization 🔥🔒:
Data anonymization is the
process of removing any identifiable information to ensure a piece of data cannot be linked to an individual anymore.Anyone using this technique must be extremely careful about it.
Only removing the obvious identifiers, such as name and email, might not be enough. When applying anonymization techniques, it is vital to consider the data in context.
Here are a few examples to illustrate my point 🧵👇:
1/4
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Tiny Privacy Tip for Application Developers 🔒✨
Every piece of data you
collect on others with your application becomes a liability to you.You are responsible for
safeguarding and keeping track of every single piece of personal data you collect.This is a heavy responsibility.
Especially if you collect and store a lot of data.
A much easier approach is to collect only what is absolutely necessary and delete it thoroughly as soon as it is not necessary to keep it anymore. You will save yourself so many headaches adopting this practice right from the start in your software development.
Remember: You can't be liable for the data you simply never had.
This is the easiest path for you,
and the safest path for your users. -
Tiny Privacy Tip for Application Developers 🔒✨
Every piece of data you
collect on others with your application becomes a liability to you.You are responsible for
safeguarding and keeping track of every single piece of personal data you collect.This is a heavy responsibility.
Especially if you collect and store a lot of data.
A much easier approach is to collect only what is absolutely necessary and delete it thoroughly as soon as it is not necessary to keep it anymore. You will save yourself so many headaches adopting this practice right from the start in your software development.
Remember: You can't be liable for the data you simply never had.
This is the easiest path for you,
and the safest path for your users. -
Tiny Privacy Tip 🔒©:
Always keep in mind there is
a legal difference between the content you post publicly and the content you post using a service implying you have agreed to its Terms of Service.Always remain aware of what you publish where, and what the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of this service are.
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Tiny Privacy Tip 🔒©:
Always keep in mind there is
a legal difference between the content you post publicly and the content you post using a service implying you have agreed to its Terms of Service.Always remain aware of what you publish where, and what the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of this service are.
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Important Reminder for Signal Users :signal:🔒:
If you activate the new Username feature, you might want to go to:
Settings > Privacy > Phone Number and make sure to select "Nobody" in "Who Can See My Number".
You can also select "Nobody" in "Who Can Find Me By Number" if you prefer that people who get your phone number not know if you are on Signal or not.
This is valid for both Mobile and Desktop.
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Important Reminder for Signal Users :signal:🔒:
If you activate the new Username feature, you might want to go to:
Settings > Privacy > Phone Number and make sure to select "Nobody" in "Who Can See My Number".
You can also select "Nobody" in "Who Can Find Me By Number" if you prefer that people who get your phone number not know if you are on Signal or not.
This is valid for both Mobile and Desktop.
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Today is my first Blogniversary! 🎂🎉
To celebrate,
here's my blog catalogue:Easy Privacy Tips 🔒 https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/easy-practical-privacy-tips-for-everyone.html
Mastodon Guide :mastodon: https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/the-mastodons-guide-to-the-fediverse.html
E2EE Messaging Apps 💬 https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/the-importance-of-using-messaging-apps-with-end-to-end-encryption-which-ones-to-use-and-why.html
Proctoring Software The Problem :nes_fire: https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/the-problem-with-proctoring-software.html
Proctoring Software The Solutions ⛔️ https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/the-solutions-to-proctoring-software.html
Compartmentalization 🍱 https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/improving-your-privacy-using-compartmentalization.html
How to Copy My Blog Layout Easily :blobs: https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/how-to-steal-this-blogs-layout.html
Why I Started Writing a Blog :awesome: https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/introduction.html
I wish I had time to write more,
because each article was truly a joy to research, write, and share with you! 💚:ablobcatbongokeyboard:#Blogging #TinyPrivacyTip #Privacy #Security #Mastodon #BanEProctoring #E2EE
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Today is my first Blogniversary! 🎂🎉
To celebrate,
here's my blog catalogue:Easy Privacy Tips 🔒 https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/easy-practical-privacy-tips-for-everyone.html
Mastodon Guide :mastodon: https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/the-mastodons-guide-to-the-fediverse.html
E2EE Messaging Apps 💬 https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/the-importance-of-using-messaging-apps-with-end-to-end-encryption-which-ones-to-use-and-why.html
Proctoring Software The Problem :nes_fire: https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/the-problem-with-proctoring-software.html
Proctoring Software The Solutions ⛔️ https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/the-solutions-to-proctoring-software.html
Compartmentalization 🍱 https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/improving-your-privacy-using-compartmentalization.html
How to Copy My Blog Layout Easily :blobs: https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/how-to-steal-this-blogs-layout.html
Why I Started Writing a Blog :awesome: https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/introduction.html
I wish I had time to write more,
because each article was truly a joy to research, write, and share with you! 💚:ablobcatbongokeyboard:#Blogging #TinyPrivacyTip #Privacy #Security #Mastodon #BanEProctoring #E2EE
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For Data Privacy Day today 🔒✨
I would like to share with you
this article I wrote last year to guide privacy beginners and more advanced alike towards improving privacy online using easy, accessible, and slowly incremental steps.I tried to build it so
it would be encouraging and easy to follow in a casual way. In incremental order or not.No prior knowledge required! 📚
I hope you find it helpful :awesome:https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/easy-practical-privacy-tips-for-everyone.html
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For Data Privacy Day today 🔒✨
I would like to share with you
this article I wrote last year to guide privacy beginners and more advanced alike towards improving privacy online using easy, accessible, and slowly incremental steps.I tried to build it so
it would be encouraging and easy to follow in a casual way. In incremental order or not.No prior knowledge required! 📚
I hope you find it helpful :awesome:https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/easy-practical-privacy-tips-for-everyone.html
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Tiny Privacy Tip 🔒✨
Privacy and consent
work hand in hand.You can't be respecting people's privacy if you are using, retaining, or sharing their data without their explicit consent. And true consent needs to be a true choice. Keep this in mind ✔️✨
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Tiny Privacy Tip 🔒✨
Privacy and consent
work hand in hand.You can't be respecting people's privacy if you are using, retaining, or sharing their data without their explicit consent. And true consent needs to be a true choice. Keep this in mind ✔️✨
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Tiny Privacy Tip About Compartmentalization 🔒📦📦✨
In privacy, we hear a lot about hiding identities
but we less often hear about separating identities.Sometimes, it's not always possible or even useful to hide all of your data. Sometimes, you need to be public.
For example,
you might have to share your name and face publicly on LinkedIn for work 💼Separating this professional identity from your personal one can be greatly beneficial to your privacy (and security and safety).
Here are a few simple
things you can do:1. Use different pseudonyms or even just different spellings for your "professional name" and your "personal name" 🗃️ 🗃️
2. Use different email addresses for profesionnal and personal ✉️ ✉️
3. Use different social media accounts that uses different profile pictures (ideally with very different styles) :mastodon: :mastodon:
4. Use different cloud services for your personal data and your professional data ☁️ ☁️
5. Try to be as consistent as possible about how you present yourself online with each identity :blobcatpenguin: :blobfoxtotallyablobcat:
How much you want to link or separate these identities depends on the time and resources you are willing to invest. The greater the separation, the more your privacy will benefit. But even a little is better than none :blob_raccoon_peek:
If you want to read more about compartmentalization, I wrote this short article here: https://www.controlaltdelete.technology/articles/improving-your-privacy-using-compartmentalization.html
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Tiny Privacy Tip About Compartmentalization 🔒📦📦✨
In privacy, we hear a lot about hiding identities
but we less often hear about separating identities.Sometimes, it's not always possible or even useful to hide all of your data. Sometimes, you need to be public.
For example,
you might have to share your name and face publicly on LinkedIn for work 💼Separating this professional identity from your personal one can be greatly beneficial to your privacy (and security and safety).
Here are a few simple
things you can do:1. Use different pseudonyms or even just different spellings for your "professional name" and your "personal name" 🗃️ 🗃️
2. Use different email addresses for profesionnal and personal ✉️ ✉️
3. Use different social media accounts that uses different profile pictures (ideally with very different styles) :mastodon: :mastodon:
4. Use different cloud services for your personal data and your professional data ☁️ ☁️
5. Try to be as consistent as possible about how you present yourself online with each identity :blobcatpenguin: :blobfoxtotallyablobcat:
How much you want to link or separate these identities depends on the time and resources you are willing to invest. The greater the separation, the more your privacy will benefit. But even a little is better than none :blob_raccoon_peek:
If you want to read more about compartmentalization, I wrote this short article here: https://www.controlaltdelete.technology/articles/improving-your-privacy-using-compartmentalization.html
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Tiny Privacy Tip About Encryption News 🔒🎉
As end-to-end encryption becomes more popular (yay! :rainbowdance:),
Celebrate yes,
But also remain skeptical about how this word is used and if this claim warrants your trust.
Do not trust blindly.
End-to-end encryption is a wonderful protection when well implemented. But not all apps that use end-to-end encryption are equals.
Verify that:
1. The provider is trustworthy :blobcatthinkingglare:
2. Trustworthy third-parties have verified and confirmed the provider's claims 🔍
3. Metadata is also encrypted and/or that, ideally, its collection is minimized :blobcatpeekaboo:
4. Solid security measures protect the data as well (For example, if your data is end-to-end encrypted from your password but your password is vulnerable then your data is vulnerable as well) 🛡️
5. Encryption is truly end-to-end, meaning only the sender and the receiver can access the data and nobody else :ablobcatpeek:
Finally keep in mind that even if a service uses minimal encryption (for example one that still collects a lot of unencrypted metadata) it is still better than the same service using no content encryption at all,
BUT there are almost always much better services that offer truly complete and well implemented end-to-end encryption for their services.
Always favor the latter when you have a choice 🔒✨
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Tiny Privacy Tip About Encryption News 🔒🎉
As end-to-end encryption becomes more popular (yay! :rainbowdance:),
Celebrate yes,
But also remain skeptical about how this word is used and if this claim warrants your trust.
Do not trust blindly.
End-to-end encryption is a wonderful protection when well implemented. But not all apps that use end-to-end encryption are equals.
Verify that:
1. The provider is trustworthy :blobcatthinkingglare:
2. Trustworthy third-parties have verified and confirmed the provider's claims 🔍
3. Metadata is also encrypted and/or that, ideally, its collection is minimized :blobcatpeekaboo:
4. Solid security measures protect the data as well (For example, if your data is end-to-end encrypted from your password but your password is vulnerable then your data is vulnerable as well) 🛡️
5. Encryption is truly end-to-end, meaning only the sender and the receiver can access the data and nobody else :ablobcatpeek:
Finally keep in mind that even if a service uses minimal encryption (for example one that still collects a lot of unencrypted metadata) it is still better than the same service using no content encryption at all,
BUT there are almost always much better services that offer truly complete and well implemented end-to-end encryption for their services.
Always favor the latter when you have a choice 🔒✨
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Important Personal Announcement 👇✨
I am now officially actively:
Looking For Work!
Let’s see if I can find this with help from the Fantastic Fediverse! Please let me know if you hear of any open positions for a:
👉 Public-Interest Technologist
👉 Privacy Advocate
👉 Privacy Engineer
👉 Anything Privacy that isn’t lawyering
👉 Python Programmer
👉 Tech WriterRemote from Canada (flexible) 🇨🇦
At a great organization 💚For samples of my work
you can check:📄 My Tech Portfolio: https://emontheinternet.me
📝 My Blog: https://controlaltdelete.technology
:python: My Code: https://gitlab.com/users/sN4Ke_c4Se/projects
:mastodon: Social Media: #TinyPrivacyTip #TinyMastodonTip
Thanks for your help FediFriends! ✨
#GetFediHired #FediHired #JobSearch #TechJobs #JobsCanada #JobsCanadaLooking
#DigitalRights #Privacy #Python #Writing #Fediverse
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Important Personal Announcement 👇✨
I am now officially actively:
Looking For Work!
Let’s see if I can find this with help from the Fantastic Fediverse! Please let me know if you hear of any open positions for a:
👉 Public-Interest Technologist
👉 Privacy Advocate
👉 Privacy Engineer
👉 Anything Privacy that isn’t lawyering
👉 Python Programmer
👉 Tech WriterRemote from Canada (flexible) 🇨🇦
At a great organization 💚For samples of my work
you can check:📄 My Tech Portfolio: https://emontheinternet.me
📝 My Blog: https://controlaltdelete.technology
:python: My Code: https://gitlab.com/users/sN4Ke_c4Se/projects
:mastodon: Social Media: #TinyPrivacyTip #TinyMastodonTip
Thanks for your help FediFriends! ✨
#GetFediHired #FediHired #JobSearch #TechJobs #JobsCanada #JobsCanadaLooking
#DigitalRights #Privacy #Python #Writing #Fediverse
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Tiny Privacy Tip for Developers 🔒✨
Data deletion is an important
process for privacy, safety, and respect of consent. It should always be:1. User accessible :blocky_white_cursor:
2. Done thoroughly 🔎
3. Completed shortly ⏳️
4. Permanent :nes_fire:
Unless there is a legal reason for not doing so, this should be a default feature for every software and services storing users data.
Let’s work together to make sure one day it is.
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Tiny Privacy Tip for Developers 🔒✨
Data deletion is an important
process for privacy, safety, and respect of consent. It should always be:1. User accessible :blocky_white_cursor:
2. Done thoroughly 🔎
3. Completed shortly ⏳️
4. Permanent :nes_fire:
Unless there is a legal reason for not doing so, this should be a default feature for every software and services storing users data.
Let’s work together to make sure one day it is.
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Tiny Privacy Tip 🔒✨:
This might sound trivial but
when you are posting a photo online, always be mindful of any visible reflective surfaces before posting it.Make sure nothing
unintended can be seen in:👉 Mirrors :amaze:
👉 Glasses :blobcatnerd:
👉 Sunglasses :blobcatcool:
👉 Glossy frames 🖼️
👉 Laptop displays 💻
👉 Glossy monitors 🖥️
👉 #DEFCON badges :blobcatgrimacing:
👉 ETC :blobcatspace:
In general, it’s always good to take a few seconds to zoom in and have a quick look at what *else* can be seen before posting 👀
Remember, once the data is out it is very hard to remove it.
Better be careful than sorry!
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Tiny Privacy Tip 🔒✨:
This might sound trivial but
when you are posting a photo online, always be mindful of any visible reflective surfaces before posting it.Make sure nothing
unintended can be seen in:👉 Mirrors :amaze:
👉 Glasses :blobcatnerd:
👉 Sunglasses :blobcatcool:
👉 Glossy frames 🖼️
👉 Laptop displays 💻
👉 Glossy monitors 🖥️
👉 #DEFCON badges :blobcatgrimacing:
👉 ETC :blobcatspace:
In general, it’s always good to take a few seconds to zoom in and have a quick look at what *else* can be seen before posting 👀
Remember, once the data is out it is very hard to remove it.
Better be careful than sorry!
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NEW BLOG ARTICLE ALERT! 🔒:blobcheerbounce:
I have just released a new blog article on:
The Solutions to Proctoring Software 👇
https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/the-solutions-to-proctoring-software.htmlIt is more of a guide than an article perhaps, because I wanted to offer guidance for a wide range of situations.
What to do if you are:
1. An Educator :blobcatbusiness:
2. A School 🏫
3. A Student :blobcatreading:
4. A Software Developer 💻
5. Everyone who cares about privacy! :heart_cyber:It is a follow-up article to my previous one The Problem with Proctoring Software, so you should read that one first if you are not already familiar with proctoring software: https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/the-problem-with-proctoring-software.html
I hope this can be helpful to you! 🔒✨
#TinyPrivacyTip #Privacy #EdTech #ProctoringSoftware #BanEProctoring 🚫
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NEW BLOG ARTICLE ALERT! 🔒:blobcheerbounce:
I have just released a new blog article on:
The Solutions to Proctoring Software 👇
https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/the-solutions-to-proctoring-software.htmlIt is more of a guide than an article perhaps, because I wanted to offer guidance for a wide range of situations.
What to do if you are:
1. An Educator :blobcatbusiness:
2. A School 🏫
3. A Student :blobcatreading:
4. A Software Developer 💻
5. Everyone who cares about privacy! :heart_cyber:It is a follow-up article to my previous one The Problem with Proctoring Software, so you should read that one first if you are not already familiar with proctoring software: https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/the-problem-with-proctoring-software.html
I hope this can be helpful to you! 🔒✨
#TinyPrivacyTip #Privacy #EdTech #ProctoringSoftware #BanEProctoring 🚫
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Remember: It is not because something is not illegal that it is ethical. Always favor the latter 💚
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Remember: It is not because something is not illegal that it is ethical. Always favor the latter 💚
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Tiny Privacy VPN Warning ⚠️
Things that might happen if you start using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) service regularly:
Captchas :blobcatstop:
When using a VPN regularly online, you will likely become a pro at solving Captchas! You will see, some are really impressive now. I once had to select all the smiling dogs!
Locked Out :2001:
Some websites will straight-out just block you. You will have to either use another method of protection, turn away, or briefly turn off your VPN service (if this is appropriate for your situation) in order to connect to some websites that are more intense about this.
Regions 🗺️
While using a VPN service you can often select the server you temporarily use to protect your IP address, and therefore select the region in the world you will appear to come from. This is funny on Youtube!
Speed 🐢
You will have to trade off a little bit of connection speed when using a VPN. If you pay for a service this will likely be subtle.
⚠️ REMEMBER! VPN services only offer a transfer of trust! Select a trustworthy service very carefully. All VPN services are not equal! ⚠️✨
Here’s my full tip if you want to learn more about starting to use a VPN service: https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/easy-practical-privacy-tips-for-everyone.html#tip-vpn
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Tiny Privacy VPN Warning ⚠️
Things that might happen if you start using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) service regularly:
Captchas :blobcatstop:
When using a VPN regularly online, you will likely become a pro at solving Captchas! You will see, some are really impressive now. I once had to select all the smiling dogs!
Locked Out :2001:
Some websites will straight-out just block you. You will have to either use another method of protection, turn away, or briefly turn off your VPN service (if this is appropriate for your situation) in order to connect to some websites that are more intense about this.
Regions 🗺️
While using a VPN service you can often select the server you temporarily use to protect your IP address, and therefore select the region in the world you will appear to come from. This is funny on Youtube!
Speed 🐢
You will have to trade off a little bit of connection speed when using a VPN. If you pay for a service this will likely be subtle.
⚠️ REMEMBER! VPN services only offer a transfer of trust! Select a trustworthy service very carefully. All VPN services are not equal! ⚠️✨
Here’s my full tip if you want to learn more about starting to use a VPN service: https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/easy-practical-privacy-tips-for-everyone.html#tip-vpn
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Stop attributing
personal secrecy to malice.Secrecy is boundary.
Secrecy is civility.
Secrecy is intimacy.
Secrecy is safety.
Secrecy is security.
Secrecy is privacy.
You do not need any reason to refuse sharing something personal.
And it’s okay to give a name that isn’t yours for your order at the coffee shop.
Only you can define your own comfort in sharing your personal information. And only you should 🔒✨
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Stop attributing
personal secrecy to malice.Secrecy is boundary.
Secrecy is civility.
Secrecy is intimacy.
Secrecy is safety.
Secrecy is security.
Secrecy is privacy.
You do not need any reason to refuse sharing something personal.
And it’s okay to give a name that isn’t yours for your order at the coffee shop.
Only you can define your own comfort in sharing your personal information. And only you should 🔒✨
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Organizations, Businesses, Companies, and everyone:
The most valuable thing your organization can have is trust.
If you lose the trust of your users, you lose your users.
If you lose the trust of your customers, you lose your customers.
If you lose the trust of other businesses you deal with, you lose the deals.
Respecting the privacy
of your users builds trust.Privacy helps you too.
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Organizations, Businesses, Companies, and everyone:
The most valuable thing your organization can have is trust.
If you lose the trust of your users, you lose your users.
If you lose the trust of your customers, you lose your customers.
If you lose the trust of other businesses you deal with, you lose the deals.
Respecting the privacy
of your users builds trust.Privacy helps you too.