Niko on Nostr: What are people using to keep your data and communications private. Here are some ...

What are people using to keep your data and communications private. Here are some suggestions.

1.) Cloud storage: encrypt any data stored on the cloud with PGP. Anyone using NextCloud with E2EE?

2.) Email: Move away from public services like GMail to something like Proton. Encrypt using PGP when possible.

3.) Mobile phones: Enable Apple Advanced Data Protection for E2EE at a minimum. This is not enabled by default. https://support.apple.com/en-us/102651

4.) Money: Encrypt your money using Bitcoin

5.) Messaging: If using Apple Advanced Data Protection, iMessage could be ok. Otherwise, using SimpleX or Signal for messaging.

6.) Web Browsing: Route all traffic over a VPN tunnel. Nord or Proton could be useful here. Combine this with using TOR when possible.

7.) Laptop: Encrypt your entire hard drive using something like FireVault on MacBooks.

None of these are perfect, but they should help keep ISPs, Cloud Providers or Cell Providers from watching your data.

Am I missing any?

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THIS IS NUTS:

T-Mobile changed their TOS to institute FINES for customers sending "non-compliant traffic". This includes S.H.A.F.T (Sex, Hate, Alcohol, Firearms, and Tobacco) related content. 🤦‍♂️