Privacy Checkup 2021

[Hitman One]

 

[The Last Stand]

Also a reminder that metadata in photos and files can be used to tie back to your location and identity.

https://www.verexif.com/en/

Quick and easy process to do that if you're sharing photos.

 

[Kromer Merchant]

Thank you for this, the links are much appreciated.

 

[Ted Kaczynski]

I am going to be requesting that admins change my username to my full legal name, and I will be signing off with my social security number at the bottom of every post so you know it's me.

also, did you know that kiwifarms censors your SSN? try it for yourself.

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[AmazingEagle]

Is Mullvad any good as a VPN?

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[Jewthulhu]

VPNwise whats recommended?

because i swear shit like VPNord smell of feds honeypot.

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[Kumomo]

Thank you Josh, Very helpful.

 

[Rungle]

If anyone is looking for a good cheap VPN surfshark is relatively cheap, its like 30 dollars for 2 years last time i got ot on sale.

 

[Prophetic Spirit]

I never worried about the VPN thing, since my country is really a shithole in cybersecurity terms (and i'm a student of that).
The only way you can make problems with anything related to Internet when i live is DDOS'ing a gov webpage or being included in shady shit like international CP groups.
But isn't bad remembering using Brave.

 

[Slav Power]

I could recommend KeePass for managing passwords. Keep in mind that by design it is offline only and if you want to synchronize or backup it, you'll have to do that yourself. But if you have a strong main password, even if someone gets a hold of your database, they can't really do much. As a fun fact, it's been also recommended by German, French and Swiss government bodies, as well as passing various security audits without any major security issues.

 

[Ozma (ZeTrannyJanny)]

I thought Null personally messaged me cause I was cool. But this is the next best thing.

 

[RomanesEuntDomus]

I am genuiley tech-retarded. VPN fools websites that I visit with a different IP, but to prevent my government from finding out where I go online, I'd need to use TOR, I guess, is that correct?
Does the VPN at least partially cover my ass in case Germany goes full Online Gestapo?

 

[Glonkst]

If you are wanting to remain anonymous, your username should be unique to this community. If you've ever used your username on other communities, you should immediately request a username change.

Does this mean the ability to see previous usernames has been removed?

 

[Just A Fat Round Bird]

it somehow always becomes my problem.

As you said many streams ago, you are a professional bumbler after all. Anyways, thanks for looking out for you kiwi kittens.

 

[AmazingEagle]

I could recommend KeePass for managing passwords. Keep in mind that by design it is offline only and if you want to synchronize or backup it, you'll have to do that yourself. But if you have a strong main password, even if someone gets a hold of your database, they can't really do much. As a fun fact, it's been also recommended by German, French and Swiss government bodies, as well as passing various security audits without any major security issues.

Dashlane is also a good service for remembering passwords and if you get the premium version, you'll also be protected by their dark web monitoring and VPN.

 

[Ozma (ZeTrannyJanny)]

Dashlane is also a good service for remembering passwords and if you get the premium version, you'll also be protected by their dark web monitoring and VPN.

Nah just use pen and paper. Can't hack trees y'know. Well I mean technically you can with an axe but it isn't traceable.

 

[Leibowitz]

I could recommend KeePass for managing passwords. Keep in mind that by design it is offline only and if you want to synchronize or backup it, you'll have to do that yourself. But if you have a strong main password, even if someone gets a hold of your database, they can't really do much. As a fun fact, it's been also recommended by German, French and Swiss government bodies, as well as passing various security audits without any major security issues.

I use KeePass for work, and Bitwarden for myself because I'm lazy. Both are great tools.

 

[Bad Take Crucifier]

Can you get rid of the little clock icon that you can click to show past usernames?

There seems to be a setting to do that in account details>privacy, but it's manual and I don't know if it works.

 

[Slav Power]

I use KeePass for work, and Bitwarden for myself because I'm lazy. Both are great tools.

I still feel safer uploading a KeePass database to a cloud like Dropbox rather than using a cloud based password manager, since I know the file is actually encrypted and useless without the password, while I cannot be fully sure of that in case of services like Bitwarden or LastPass.

 

[mindlessobserver]

Not on the list but needs to be stated.

Never drink or do drugs while posting on the Farms. I can speak from personal experience here that the only posts I truly have regretted making tend to be late at night after a few too many. When your inhibitions go down, or your brain gets addled on something is when you make dumb decisions.