[24 Mar 2022] Privacy lovers of India, what are your best tips for online safety & privacy in 2022?

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  • SimpleLogin

    The SimpleLogin back-end and web app (by simple-login)

  • Every android owner must do these at zero convenience cost. 1) Use Bromite 2) android 9 and above - Use adguard as private dns (Setup) 3)Go to your Google account page and turn off every history settings or according to your needs. 4)Install as few apps as possible and use webapps if available especially Facebook’s apps. 5)Keep GPS and Wi-Fi off when not using it 6)Use Password manager and this are more convenient. 7)Use Anonaddy or Simplelogin as email forwarding service for every accounts except online banking. 8)Use Bhim or your banks app for UPI and stop giving your bank balance and transactions history to phonepay, Paytm, gpay or any 3rd party app. 9) Don’t use your own profile photo and real name in telegram. Especially if you are girl. 10)Download apps only from playstore and fdroid. Stay away from other sources as much as possible. 11) And must remember the following about WhatsApp and use it accordingly a) they know about with whom you chatting to and when b) only do encrypted backup c) And statuses has replaced good morning messages.

  • bromite

    Bromite is a Chromium fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements; take back your browser!

  • Every android owner must do these at zero convenience cost. 1) Use Bromite 2) android 9 and above - Use adguard as private dns (Setup) 3)Go to your Google account page and turn off every history settings or according to your needs. 4)Install as few apps as possible and use webapps if available especially Facebook’s apps. 5)Keep GPS and Wi-Fi off when not using it 6)Use Password manager and this are more convenient. 7)Use Anonaddy or Simplelogin as email forwarding service for every accounts except online banking. 8)Use Bhim or your banks app for UPI and stop giving your bank balance and transactions history to phonepay, Paytm, gpay or any 3rd party app. 9) Don’t use your own profile photo and real name in telegram. Especially if you are girl. 10)Download apps only from playstore and fdroid. Stay away from other sources as much as possible. 11) And must remember the following about WhatsApp and use it accordingly a) they know about with whom you chatting to and when b) only do encrypted backup c) And statuses has replaced good morning messages.

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  • Bitwarden

    The core infrastructure backend (API, database, Docker, etc). (by bitwarden)

  • Every android owner must do these at zero convenience cost. 1) Use Bromite 2) android 9 and above - Use adguard as private dns (Setup) 3)Go to your Google account page and turn off every history settings or according to your needs. 4)Install as few apps as possible and use webapps if available especially Facebook’s apps. 5)Keep GPS and Wi-Fi off when not using it 6)Use Password manager and this are more convenient. 7)Use Anonaddy or Simplelogin as email forwarding service for every accounts except online banking. 8)Use Bhim or your banks app for UPI and stop giving your bank balance and transactions history to phonepay, Paytm, gpay or any 3rd party app. 9) Don’t use your own profile photo and real name in telegram. Especially if you are girl. 10)Download apps only from playstore and fdroid. Stay away from other sources as much as possible. 11) And must remember the following about WhatsApp and use it accordingly a) they know about with whom you chatting to and when b) only do encrypted backup c) And statuses has replaced good morning messages.

  • AnonAddy

    Anonymous email forwarding

  • Every android owner must do these at zero convenience cost. 1) Use Bromite 2) android 9 and above - Use adguard as private dns (Setup) 3)Go to your Google account page and turn off every history settings or according to your needs. 4)Install as few apps as possible and use webapps if available especially Facebook’s apps. 5)Keep GPS and Wi-Fi off when not using it 6)Use Password manager and this are more convenient. 7)Use Anonaddy or Simplelogin as email forwarding service for every accounts except online banking. 8)Use Bhim or your banks app for UPI and stop giving your bank balance and transactions history to phonepay, Paytm, gpay or any 3rd party app. 9) Don’t use your own profile photo and real name in telegram. Especially if you are girl. 10)Download apps only from playstore and fdroid. Stay away from other sources as much as possible. 11) And must remember the following about WhatsApp and use it accordingly a) they know about with whom you chatting to and when b) only do encrypted backup c) And statuses has replaced good morning messages.

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