Internet Safety overview

Modern issues in a technologically hyper-interconnected age.

• surveillance capitalism — larger than governments. capitalism is the hydra

• surveillance tyranny — your government is not your friend

• data theft — your private data can be ransomed and sold

• account theft — your account logins can be ransomed and sold

• centralization — all your data belong to enormous companies, who sell it and give it to the govts

  • learn about decentralization in a dedicated section: Decentralization

Safety in the Surveillance Age

Quick Setup Guides

Inside your computer

Firewalls, telemetry, antivirus

Internet connectivity

DNS, WARP, VPN

Your Internet activity

Social media, passwords, 2FA, anonymity

Full Security Checklist

You need all of these things set up in order to be safe.

You wouldn't leave your house unlocked, would you?

Use the Quick Setup Guide to get yourself quickly set up, or scroll down to read a bit about each aspect of online safety.

Quick Setup Guides

Inside your computer

Firewall

Learn more details on 🔗📄 Firewalls

• SimpleWall — github

• Binisoft MalwareBytes firewall — homepage

• NextDNS — homepage — actually this is a configurable DNS service, so can be used like a firewall

Block OS

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Antivirus

You must not rely solely on one antivirus application; nor should you rely entirely upon antivirus software to protect you.

Learn more details on 📄Antivirus apps

• Kaspersky Antivirus — you can get a free 30-day trial with each new account. You can make unlimited new accounts by using email aliases.

• Windows Security isn't too bad these days, it finds most malicious code. You should still use Kaspersky occasionally, and especially if you are suspicious.

• MalwareBytes seems to be good too. Check it out.

Internet connection killswitch

Kill your internet connection immediately in case something goes wrong

Internet connection

DNS handler — circumvent blocks, control adverts and malware

circumvent blocks, control adverts and malware

— circumvent blocks and surveillance; _does not hide your location_

Circumvent blocks and surveillance. WARP does NOT hide your location.

— circumvent everything. Hides your location and the content of your traffic.

Circumvent everything. A VPN hides your location and the content of your traffic.

Internet activities

Account security — storing passwords, 2FA codes, security keys (etc) securely

Storing passwords, 2FA codes, security keys (etc) securely.

Social media privacy

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Block web browsing telemetry — browser apps and websites collect data about you

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Decentralised communications — messaging, social media sites

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Anonymised communications — important if your topics are sensitive

Sometimes there are things that you need to talk about online which you don't want tied to you.