Thanks so much, that’s very useful. I guess I’ll start reading and listen to to as much as I can and implement those steps as I can.
I already use Protonmail, Brave Browser (is its Tor private window legit?), and NordVPN, but not sure how robust they are.
Don't use Tor trough Brave, it's a bad idea.
One of the advantages of using the Tor browser is that your browser fingerprint is the same as every other Tor browser user. You get increased anonymity set by hiding in the crowd. Whereas using tor through Brave leaves you exposed to tracking because your Brave browser still has a unique fingerprint.
I'm not impartial on this, but I prefer Firefox (or LibreWolf) to Brave.
I would recommend mullvad or ivpn over NordVPN.
Understood, much appreciated!
Also consider switching over to an open source and encrypted password manager like Bitwarden. Probably the most convenient and popular. Or you can checkout one of the KeePass forks if you like your passwords completely offline.
I would avoid NordVPN if you can. MullvadVPN and IVPN are better choices.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/vpn/
https://pluja.github.io/awesome-privacy/#VPNs
Check out those links and don't get overwhelm yourself by switching everything at once. Do the easy stuff first and slowly switch over time.
Thanks so much! Yeah it’s a bit much so I’ll take it one step at a time!! 🤙🏻
The Optout podcast sommerfeld mentioned is a gem. Highly recommend. It's a major reason I got into the privacy world. Each episode revolves around a different privacy tool for the most part.
Will definitely check it out!
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