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  • Have you done a privacy checkup?

    Posted on January 30, 2022 at 00:58 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

    Video here

    January 24 to January 28 was data privacy week. It’s okay if you missed it, rather we should have a privacy year. Start by reviewing this checklist to check out the privacy settings and in particular, their privacy disclaimers of the tech you use.

    While many recommend using VPN services to keep prying eyes away from their data, I was surprised by this listing of recommended VPN providers by consumer reports. It was not the vendors I would have thought would have been recommended. Furthermore  they suggested following “important safety steps, most of which are free, include using a password manager, setting up multifactor authentication, enabling HTTPS-only mode on your web browser, and blocking ads or trackers with a tool like Privacy Badger or uBlock Origin. ”  What did you do this week to increase your privacy?

    Links that I refer to in the video include:

    Data Privacy Week – Stay Safe Online

    Privacy Badger

    uBlock Origin – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US) (mozilla.org)

    DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US) (mozilla.org)

    No More Google

    Manage Your Privacy Settings – Stay Safe Online

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