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privacy

A collection of 57 issues

Our vehicles are spying on us.

Today’s modern cars are not much more than cell phones on wheels. They can connect to the internet, install apps, take phone calls, and many more features, just like a cell phone. This data is extractable in various forms. Often it is uploaded to the manufacturer for diagnostics and

Apple’s Advanced Data Protection (Encrypted Cloud Storage)

Apple’s new Advanced Data Protection is only for iOS 16.2. Update today! This enables end-to-end encryption for a wider variety of data stored on your iCloud account. End-to-end encryption is an important part of data protection currently available. While it has been used for iMessage for some time

Domain Naming Service (DNS)

Securing your web surfing. We, as users, take simple things such as google.com and espn.com for granted. One of the most important aspects of cyber security is protecting our ability to find and navigate websites safely. While a VPN secures your connection and content to the website, a

Disable Location Services (Android)

Disabling location services is an easy solution to making data less precise. While you might still generate data, this step will help it not be as precise or linkable back to you. This only applies to the OS and Apps. The Telecommunications Company will still know where you are but

Disable Ad Tracking (Android)

Google is entwined into everything on your phone. Getting a “de-googled” phone is very difficult. One of the basic things we can do is stop things from leaking out of google. To Opt out of personalized ads: * Settings -> Google -> Ads -> and turn on the

Digital Signature Inventory

Purpose: To protect yourself in the digital world, it is important first to know what you have. In the below area, work through annotating the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, and WHEN about you. Who are you? What do you know (Certification, degrees), Do (work, sports, activities), hobbies, interests, family… Where do

Disable Ad Tracking (Android)

Opt out of ads personalization on Android * Settings -> Google -> Ads -> Opt out slider to on Now that you’ve opted out, there is no proof that Google won’t be tracking you. Apps will create their own ad-ids to fill the void that Android

Disable Ad Tracking (Apple)

Turn off personalized ads on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch * Go to Settings -> Privacy -> Apple Advertising. * Turn off personalized Ads Turn off location-based ads on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch * Go to Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services. * Turn off Location Services

WebRTC - Embedded Content Tracking

One of the little-known threats to users on websites is Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC). This is a free and open-source project that enables web browsers and mobile applications with real-time communication. This protocol allows audio and video to work directly inside of web pages and peer-to-peer communications. This direct connection

Remove Stored Wi-Fi (Android)

When your Wi-Fi is active on your phone, it will beacon out looking for previous hot spots it has connected to. Removing the stored access points on an Android device takes a couple of steps but will mitigate someone from using a site like Wigle.net to find out where