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Extrasvhx9he, (edited ) to privacy in Facebook on separate device

I mean yeah everybody has their own threat models so go for it just understand what you will be giving up. Assuming no recreating accounts, if you want to further isolate it I would recommend using everything meta related through a privacy friendly browser that has ad/tracking protection, aswell as an always on vpn or DNS solution that has an option to block ads and trackers.

Edit: If you want a simple addition using something like trackercontrol might be another useful tool to help you

Extrasvhx9he, to asklemmy in What are some must-haves on your Halloween music playlist?

Shocked by the lack of bobby pickett’s monster mash (Halloween pop?)

Extrasvhx9he, to asklemmy in How long would you live if electricity for the whole world went out permanently?

I’d probably die because of looters so a month to 2 would be my guess

Extrasvhx9he, to asklemmy in Mickey Mouse is now public domain (Steamboat Willie specifically). What do you think we will see this year?

Steamboat horror story

Extrasvhx9he, (edited ) to privacy in How private am I?

Piped for desktop would be a better option for youtube imo, but really depends on which “Big tech company” you’re trying to hide from and what information do you want to share with them. For example, Google probably has your ip tied to your gmail account, which has whatever information you used, since you didn’t use a vpn when first creating it. Also unless you disabled the bloatware via adb that came with your xiaomi device some other third party company may also have your ip and whatever info you inputted into those apps, if at all. Again just depends on what you want so your setup might be fine.

Edit: if wanting to protect from google then your mobile device is the biggest issue. Getting an always on vpn is a must (look at proton or mullvad), remove your personal account and create a burner with fake info and use something like aurora store with that burner account should help a lot. Would be really inconvenient if you still use your personal gmail account so maybe before doing anything start migrating to a different email provider

Edit 2: if protecting from meta then facebook messenger is the biggest issue. Getting an always on vpn that comes bundled with protection from trackers/ads (mullvad and proton i think does this) maybe your best choice unless you want to recreate your account and lose all of your contacts/messages which would be really inconvenient. So just treat facebook messenger like a public forum and dont give up too much info. If its possible maybe use a hardened browser, like mull +ublock, instead to use facebook messenger again if thats possible

Extrasvhx9he, (edited ) to privacyguides in I just acquired a new PC

Regardless of os full disk encryption is your friend and keep regular backups incase shit hits the fan. Rely on bookmarks as much as possible to minimize your chances of clicking on phishing links and stick to trusted sites. Lastly use a trusted vpn with a killswitch even if you dont think you need one it never hurts.

Extrasvhx9he, to privacy in Is YouTube starting another attack on third party clients?

Not 100% sure but I am seeing a lot more feeds not loading errors on newpipe

Extrasvhx9he, to privacy in Signal's new version notification keeps popping up

Honestly just great to hear i’m not alone was really debating reinstalling

Extrasvhx9he, to asklemmy in What is a rainy day meal you enjoy?

A crushed up bag of maruchan with some cut up hot dogs

Extrasvhx9he, (edited ) to asklemmy in Is there an artist so horrible that no matter how hard you try that you cannot separate their art from them?

Im a firm believer you can like the art and not the artist but if i had to pick it would be the wizard of oz. Honestly what the director did to the actors/actresses on wizard of oz really zaps the magic out of the movie for me.

Extrasvhx9he, to asklemmy in What would be some of your top choices of things to see if you were the size of an ant?

A hell of a way to go out

Extrasvhx9he, to asklemmy in Any idea what is on his headphones? This is the synthwave radio kid on the lofi girl YT channel

Damn thats true good catch

Extrasvhx9he, (edited ) to privacy in Anonymous phone number

If in the states, fake info plus a prepaid carrier should work, right? Havent brought a sim in a bit but you should be able to just buy one in a drugstore with cash or has that changed

Edit: should go without saying but I would also opt for a carrier that offers totp as a 2fa method

Extrasvhx9he, (edited ) to privacyguides in What is your favorite cybersecurity tool and why?

For security: aegis (totp manager) , keepassxc/dx (password manager), veracrypt (local encryption) and cryptomator (cloud/mobile encryption). Thats it pretty much everythng else I use is more for privacy Edit: cant believe I forgot about ublock origin. it’s like a condom for the internet

Extrasvhx9he, to linux in Friendly reminder

I’m using this from now on

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