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I'm thinkng up upgrading my old android to an iphone or similar.
We really are being spied on!!!
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How did you do that? Which one?
I'm thinkng up upgrading my old android to an iphone or similar.
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My own personal tips as a guy in the field for a long time:
1. If you're worried about being spied on, the first order of business is to stop using a cell phone. What they know about your travel/shopping/life habits is creepy, even without any data from your apps. Even without real or fictional ways they might be using your camera and microphone. They always know to a few feet exactly where you are.
2. Delete facebook & gmail, use protonmail.
3. Never tie logins to one site, e.g. an RSS news service, to accounts of another, such as gmail. (i.e. "log in with gmail" is evil).
4. Use a VPN. If you're not using a VPN, at least make sure your DNS server isn't google's, but your ISP will still know what you're visiting unless you use a VPN.
5. Alexa is a great tool if you need to help a blind person. I would never have one in my home otherwise.
6. Microsoft isn't innocent. They are collecting data and trying to rope your every activity and system configuration into their ID services. Use open source where possible, and when configuring a new windows machine, keep it off the network until it's "configured" to avoid getting roped into things like Microsoft LIVE, etc. Consider a Linux based computer.
7. Not sure what to say about Apple, never used 'em, never will. Margins are just too high.
8. Every picture you post can and will become machine learning (ML) fodder, and unless you're paying for a private service, the terms of service let the service provider use the photo as they see fit, i.e. that picture of you and your dog could become advertising.
9. Somewhere someone is running ML that could easily identify me from this post by comparing it with other things I have written.
10. TBN knows a lot about us, and no doubt someone is working hard trying to monetize that. I don't have a solution for that.
Have a nice, insecure day!
1. If you're worried about being spied on, the first order of business is to stop using a cell phone. What they know about your travel/shopping/life habits is creepy, even without any data from your apps. Even without real or fictional ways they might be using your camera and microphone. They always know to a few feet exactly where you are.
2. Delete facebook & gmail, use protonmail.
3. Never tie logins to one site, e.g. an RSS news service, to accounts of another, such as gmail. (i.e. "log in with gmail" is evil).
4. Use a VPN. If you're not using a VPN, at least make sure your DNS server isn't google's, but your ISP will still know what you're visiting unless you use a VPN.
5. Alexa is a great tool if you need to help a blind person. I would never have one in my home otherwise.
6. Microsoft isn't innocent. They are collecting data and trying to rope your every activity and system configuration into their ID services. Use open source where possible, and when configuring a new windows machine, keep it off the network until it's "configured" to avoid getting roped into things like Microsoft LIVE, etc. Consider a Linux based computer.
7. Not sure what to say about Apple, never used 'em, never will. Margins are just too high.
8. Every picture you post can and will become machine learning (ML) fodder, and unless you're paying for a private service, the terms of service let the service provider use the photo as they see fit, i.e. that picture of you and your dog could become advertising.
9. Somewhere someone is running ML that could easily identify me from this post by comparing it with other things I have written.
10. TBN knows a lot about us, and no doubt someone is working hard trying to monetize that. I don't have a solution for that.
Have a nice, insecure day!
QC codes. and the gps on your phone tracking you in the store.
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I suspect Eddie got the cereal ads from watching the show about it, not from standing in the aisle at the store.
Windows computers have a hardware setting to turn off the mic.
I don't use Siri. On both my 5 S and iPhone SE there's a setting not to.
Windows computers have a hardware setting to turn off the mic.
I don't use Siri. On both my 5 S and iPhone SE there's a setting not to.
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Ahhh yes, security and privacy. Wanna be scared? Check out what Google knows about your for "ad personalization"
Bullwinkle gave some pretty awesome advice. I'd follow it if I were you. But I also have more:
-Use decentralized services as much as possible.
-Use browsers that have your privacy in mind, such as Brave Browser.
-NEVER SAVE YOUR PASSWORDS IN THE BROWSER!
-Use a password manager that you trust, such as 1Password or RoboForm
-Use YouTube, but dont sign in. OR use a (in my opinion) better option such as Odysee.
-Use a search engine other than Google, such as DuckDuckGo or Presearch (the latter is awesome!)
-Consider using private windows more often, especially when doing business (paying bills, etc.)
-Use Tor, dont be scared.
-Use email, calendars, etc. that is NOT GOOGLE! I prefer Tutanota. But I also use Protonmail. Whatever you use, make sure it has encryption and USE IT.
-Get off social media. I know, it sucks. If you cannot turn it off for a week, you're addicted. Seek help. Seriously, social media is a major issues.
-Go though the permissions on your android device for every app. (Don't know iPhones). Remove apps or change permissions for things like games that need unnecessary permissions. An example would be: "Why does solitaire need access to my contacts?"
-Do that last one again after every app update or OS update. You'd be surprised how many turn themselves back on.
-Realize that you can do everything short of unloading all your technology, digging a hole and living there, and the "Big Tech" or Government will be still be able to see you, hear you, know you. Unfortunately, that is the world we live in these days. Don't stress it too much, you'll die of a heart attack. But do what you can to minimize the amount and frequency they get info from you.
This is a growing concern for many people. It will only get worse.
Another one I just remembered. If you use a smart phone for texting, download a messaging app called Signal. For Android users, set this to your default messaging app. For Iphone users, use Signal in place of your iOS messaging app as much as possible. It is completely encrypted and has a bunch of other security features built in.
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Bullwinkle gave some pretty awesome advice. I'd follow it if I were you. But I also have more:
-Use decentralized services as much as possible.
-Use browsers that have your privacy in mind, such as Brave Browser.
-NEVER SAVE YOUR PASSWORDS IN THE BROWSER!
-Use a password manager that you trust, such as 1Password or RoboForm
-Use YouTube, but dont sign in. OR use a (in my opinion) better option such as Odysee.
-Use a search engine other than Google, such as DuckDuckGo or Presearch (the latter is awesome!)
-Consider using private windows more often, especially when doing business (paying bills, etc.)
-Use Tor, dont be scared.
-Use email, calendars, etc. that is NOT GOOGLE! I prefer Tutanota. But I also use Protonmail. Whatever you use, make sure it has encryption and USE IT.
-Get off social media. I know, it sucks. If you cannot turn it off for a week, you're addicted. Seek help. Seriously, social media is a major issues.
-Go though the permissions on your android device for every app. (Don't know iPhones). Remove apps or change permissions for things like games that need unnecessary permissions. An example would be: "Why does solitaire need access to my contacts?"
-Do that last one again after every app update or OS update. You'd be surprised how many turn themselves back on.
-Realize that you can do everything short of unloading all your technology, digging a hole and living there, and the "Big Tech" or Government will be still be able to see you, hear you, know you. Unfortunately, that is the world we live in these days. Don't stress it too much, you'll die of a heart attack. But do what you can to minimize the amount and frequency they get info from you.
This is a growing concern for many people. It will only get worse.
Another one I just remembered. If you use a smart phone for texting, download a messaging app called Signal. For Android users, set this to your default messaging app. For Iphone users, use Signal in place of your iOS messaging app as much as possible. It is completely encrypted and has a bunch of other security features built in.
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Well not I, I wont have one in the house. Dish sent me a free voice activated remote that also will hook up with Alexa , still in plastic wrap in a box somewhere...
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I just asked Alexa if she was going to report to the FBI what my wife and I talk about and she said, "Sorry, I don't do that." Why would I not believe her?
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