I very recently discovered this community after deciding that I want to boost my privacy and security online. This is the first time I post in a “privacy wins of the week” post so here’s a summary of where I am currently and the future projects:
Current wins
- Deleted google chrome and Microsoft edge and installed Brave and Mullvad. Surprisingly, I like Brave browser a whole lot better than Chrome
- Brave search engine
- Switched to proton suite and got a subscription
- Was already using bitwarden for my passwords but I did the very tedious task of deleting unused accounts, switch almost everything to email aliases through proton, and change passwords to strong ones. I am now using proton pass and I like it just a little better than bitwarden (although both are fantastic options)
- I had 2 google accounts, deleted one but the other its sadly not possible
- Deleted my entire Facebook history (old photos, posts, etc.) which thankfully it wasn’t a lot
- Changed my WiFi password and router log ins (more security related win but still)
- Deleted all google, apple, meta apps from my phone, except Instagram
- Discovered RSS feeds and find them extremely intuitive. Just need to start using them a lot more often
- Uninstalled a whole lot of unused apps and switched to web apps for some
Future projects
- NAS: I really like owning my media and eventually I want a hope server and storage to keep all my legally bought movies and music. The goal eventually is to unsubscribe from Netflix and Apple music and have a similar service with my own library using something like Plex
- WiFi router: buy an Asus router to install VPN directly in there so that all devices in my household are a little bit more secure
- Notesnook: my line of work involves a lot of note taking. Traditionally I used pen and paper or something like apple notes. I have already created an account with notesnook but I need to try it out and see if it works for me
- Redact: I like the idea of redact but the yearly plan throws me off. I understand the financials behind it, but it probably is not for me for the time being
- Monero: I am not well-versed in anything related to Crypto. I am still reading but if I find a daily life kind of use case, I will probably get some Monero as well
Any suggestions from the community always welcomed