This week we're rebroadcasting a coversation we had last year with PI's Tech Co-ordination Groups, bringing you tips and tricks about how to start cleaning up and securing your phone or computer. Please note - Whatsapp does now offer disappearing messages.
Episode notes
Useful info
Tech pill survey: pvcy.org/tpsurvey
How to minimise targeted ads: privacyinternational.org/act/minimise-targeted-ads
Protect yourself from online tracking: privacyinternational.org/act/protect-yourself-online-tracking
Social media account settings: privacyinternational.org/act/protect-yourself-social-media-monitoring
Our Onion address: privacyintyqcroe.onion
Episode Info
6:06 - reasons to delete apps you’re not using
8:00 - 4 things you should do first
8:19 - Updates
9:41 - Password managers Keepass, 1password, Lastpass
13:22 - Has your data been breached? haveibeenpwned.com/
14:38 - Backups
20:47 - Apps
22:34 - Firewalls
Netguard - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.faircode.netguard&hl=en_GB
Clamwin - clamwin.com
30:27 - When is too old too old
32:54 - iPhone
Better Blocker - better.fyi
38:09 - Android
42:11 - Social Media
42:11 Facebook/instagram
Facebook TOR address: facebookcorewwwi.onion
Zynga hack: theguardian.com/games/2019/dec/19/170m-passwords-stolen-in-zynga-words-with-friends-hack-monitor-says
47:02 - Twitter
MicahFlee - delete your tweets: micahflee.com/2019/06/semiphemeral-automatically-delete-your-old-tweets-except-for-the-ones-you-want-to-keep/
Social media monitoring by local authorities - privacyinternational.org/long-read/3586/when-local-authorities-arent-your-friends
51:22 - Email
53:17 - Desktops
53:32 - Windows
CCleaner - ccleaner.com/
WinDirStat - windirstat.net/
57:24 - Mac OS
Little snitch - obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html
1:00:02 - Linux
Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) - linux.com/training-tutorials/introduction-uncomplicated-firewall-ufw/
Firewall D - firewalld.org/
1:03:22 Encryption
Veracrypt - veracrypt.fr/en/Introduction.html
Bitlocker - support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028713/windows-10-turn-on-device-encryption