Best Simple Security Practices for Protecting Self and Tendies - Final Repost for Visibility!

1

SimpleLogin

Some of the providers I personally use are: Protonmail, Mailbox.org, AnonAddy, Guerilla Mail, and SimpleLogin.

#Security & Privacy #Fake Email #Email 271 social mentions

2

Signal

- For communications... Hands down, use Signal messenger for all important communications between friends and family. It's FOSS, has the same functions as Whatsapp, is E2EE and privacy focused, and you can send pretty much any file type to any other person using Signal. This also replaces SMS/MMS on Android. Signal is discontinuing support of SMS/MMS due to telecom companies finally upgrading to RCS standard protocols. If you use Android, I'd recommend the basic SMS/MMS app QKSMS from F-Droid. If you still use email, ProtonMail is a very good, free, and secure email provider.

#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 180 social mentions

3

Redact.dev

- You can also check out the Redact software that allows you to remove old content from multiple platforms (FB, Twitter, Reddit, etc).

#Social Media Tools #Privacy #Monitoring Tools 148 social mentions

4

ProtonVPN

- VPNS? Sure. They can be useful. Don't just download and use any free VPN though! They can steal/collect just as much data as an unprotected WiFi network. ProtonVPN is a newer service offered by the world class ProtonMail team. It has a free tier and is easy to use. Even if you don't pay for one, definitely use it whenever you're on any open WiFi connections such as sitting at Starbucks or the airport. You'd be amazed at how easy it is to collect data packets from those networks and potentially get the login info of others. Mullvad is my personal choice since it's the same price regardless of tier, can sign up without email, AND you can pay completely anonymously.

#VPN #Cloud VPN #Security 310 social mentions

5

ProtonMail

- For communications... Hands down, use Signal messenger for all important communications between friends and family. It's FOSS, has the same functions as Whatsapp, is E2EE and privacy focused, and you can send pretty much any file type to any other person using Signal. This also replaces SMS/MMS on Android. Signal is discontinuing support of SMS/MMS due to telecom companies finally upgrading to RCS standard protocols. If you use Android, I'd recommend the basic SMS/MMS app QKSMS from F-Droid. If you still use email, ProtonMail is a very good, free, and secure email provider.

#Email #Email Clients #Enterprise Communication 414 social mentions

6

privacytools.io

*For more security tools and practices, head over to [r / privacytoolsIO] or privacytools.io (now deprecated) [r / PrivacyGuides or PrivacyGuides.org.*.

#Software Marketplace #Software Recommendations #Security & Privacy 313 social mentions

7

Privacy Guides

*For more security tools and practices, head over to [r / privacytoolsIO] or privacytools.io (now deprecated) [r / PrivacyGuides or PrivacyGuides.org.*.

#Security & Privacy #Software Marketplace #Software Recommendations 113 social mentions

8

Privacy.com

- While online and contactless payments are becoming more popular, the tech to hide our personal info is still lacking. For those of you in the EU, you have more options through your banks, but for the US apes, if your bank doesn't offer temporary card numbers, use the Privacy.com service for online purchases, and use Google/Apple pay if using NFC (contactless) payments in stores. This will keep your real credit (or debit) card number hidden and therefore reduce the chances of identity or financial theft.

#Online Payments #Payment Platform #Recurring Billing 1010 social mentions

9

Pop!_OS

- If you're looking for more privacy friendly and secure computers/OS, Linux is super easy to install and use now days with very strong security built in. Ubuntu and Mint are probably the most user friendly ones to use. Simply look up videos on how to install and you'll be up and running within 20 minutes or so. Personally, I use PopOS as my daily driver.

#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 450 social mentions

10

Mullvad

- VPNS? Sure. They can be useful. Don't just download and use any free VPN though! They can steal/collect just as much data as an unprotected WiFi network. ProtonVPN is a newer service offered by the world class ProtonMail team. It has a free tier and is easy to use. Even if you don't pay for one, definitely use it whenever you're on any open WiFi connections such as sitting at Starbucks or the airport. You'd be amazed at how easy it is to collect data packets from those networks and potentially get the login info of others. Mullvad is my personal choice since it's the same price regardless of tier, can sign up without email, AND you can pay completely anonymously.

#VPN #Security #Cloud VPN 86 social mentions

11

Mega

- If you want a native encrypted cloud storage, one of the better priced ones is Mega. The free tier gives you up to 20GB to use. Here's a referral link if you want extra free storage a well. It's still E2EE, but not open-sourced. They do, however, have an audit on their encryption and source codes. I use this for backing up photos, business docs, and keeping a backup of one of my Cryptomator vaults here.

#Cloud Storage #File Sharing #Encrypted Cloud Storage 14 social mentions

12

have i been pwned?

- Make sure to frequently check HaveIBeenPwned to see if you have any breached accounts!

#Data Breach #Security & Privacy #Cyber Security 3668 social mentions

13

GrapheneOS

- For mobile devices, Apple is the go-to for most people. But as I said earlier, their privacy promises are based solely on their own word and we've all seen how self-regulating bodies act behind the scenes. I use GraphenOS (Android minus Google) myself on a Pixel device.

#Mobile OS #Mobile SDK #Roms 388 social mentions

14

Cryptomator

- First, I would utilize a FOSS program like Cryptomator. What this does is create an encrypted space where you can throw in anything and everything and then lock it. This space can also be stored in a Google Drive account (or any online storage really), while actually remaining encrypted. Create and store the random-gen password in your Bitwarden account. And guess what?! This is also available for all major devices.

#Cloud Storage #File Sharing #Encrypted Cloud Storage 295 social mentions

15

Brave

- Since most of you probably couldn't use a rock to break open a coconut, we're going to stay simple for this one as well (KISS style). Download Brave Browser and set that as your main browser.

#Web Browsers #Web Development Tools #Web Tools 577 social mentions

16

bitwarden

#1 Password Manager - Bitwarden (did you hover over the link to verify before clicking?).

#Password Managers #Password Management #Security & Privacy 604 social mentions

17

AnonAddy

Some of the providers I personally use are: Protonmail, Mailbox.org, AnonAddy, Guerilla Mail, and SimpleLogin.

#Email Productivity #Email Spam Protection #Email 171 social mentions