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What steps can I take to be more secure on the internet? (self.cybersecurity)

submitted 2 years ago by Tobin to c/[email protected]

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So recently I've gotten a bit more serious about my internet security, and made some changes. Here's a short list of what I've done, but I'm wondering if I'm missing anything important:

Moved from Brave to Firefox
Bought my own domain for my email (so I can switch email providers at any time)
Switched to Duck Duck Go from google (It's gotten worse anyways)
Bought the Proton package (VPN, Encrypted email, etc...)
Installed Thunderbird (instead of microsoft mail app)
Installed uBlock Origin
Installed Bitwarden for password managing (My passwords are also no longer all the same)

Is there anything that I have missed that should be a priority for internet security?

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Look at your telephone/utility pole and make sure no put a device on the line. It happens.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Better just not to use telephones and use tools that make such an attack useless (eg VPNs so you can safely use hostile ISPs)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Are they really though? I use a VPN I still get a certain group of people that seem to know my internet traffic. (this might be a an extreme case, Im pretty sure I pissed off real authentic criminals.)

What I mean by that is that local people put "pressure" on me by tracking my internet use. I've had local people in my town affiliated with bad people I know that will post exact info about my internet use on Facebook. Similar to how modern ads work but it people in my town that seem to post personal things that correspond to my life exactly. and these people aren't regular people, I'm talking drug users and ex drug users and gang members.

I found out about things I wish I never found out about

Edit I use signal on my phone and the've fucked with me on ways that correlate personal texts from signal as well.

Sorry for my typos.