For completely anonymous browsing and protection from data miners, hackers, etc. what should I do?
Using a VPN is a given, but what else?
What email providers should I use?
What are the safest cloud storage options?
What are the most secure apps for journaling?
What are the safest Internet search engines?
What else should I be considering?
A good privacy based browser/search would be DuckDuckGo
a good email provider for privacy is Proton mail
Nothing is perfect there are many alternatives
The biggest threat is usually the ‘user’
Hope this helps
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That last point is key. Are you doing something that makes you a target? Or have you just been told you need to do all these things by security companies that want to profit off you in their own way?
There is also effort vs reward. Sure you can make using the internet a complete pain in the ass in return for Google not knowing you’re looking up funny cat videos. But do you want to make it that much of a pain in the ass?
My favourite example is pihole. Don’t get me wrong, I like pihole, works great, does what I want. But it makes those handy doing links at the top of Google stop breaking so when I’m looking to buy something I need to turn it off.
I care because I like privacy, especially after Facebook revealed how many companies they sold my data to. Safety is huge for me.
I’ve been told to be cautious online, yes.
I hate that my data can be tracked by people I’ve never met, especially random companies.