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Please please please take your cyber security seriously even if you don’t consider yourself a high risk person. Here are a few easy things to start with. 1/n
Switch from WhatsApp to Signal and enable disappearing messages. Most of us cannot stop using WhatsApp entirely but at least turn off back ups to Google Drive or iCloud. 2/n
Do not have private conversations using the messaging service on any social media platform like Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. 3/n
Switch from Gmail to ProtonMail or any other secure email service provider. 4/n https://protonmail.com/
Get yourself a trustworthy VPN. 6/n https://www.safetydetectives.com/best-vpns/
Want to share documents securely? Use Onion Share. 7/n https://onionshare.org/
Stop using weak ass passwords and get yourself a password manager which will generate and remember secure passwords for you. 8/n
https://keepassxc.org/
https://www.lastpass.com/
https://keepassxc.org/
https://www.lastpass.com/
There is a lot that can't be covered in a Twitter thread and you should always do your own research. Here are some guides by actual technical experts unlike this thread written by a well-intentioned lawyer. 9/n
https://ssd.eff.org/en https://freedom.press/training/
https://ssd.eff.org/en https://freedom.press/training/
Some more helpful suggestions from folks in replies.
For a secure browser, check out Tor and Brave. If you are looking for a search engine that doesn't track you, try Duck Duck Go. 10/n
https://www.torproject.org/download/
https://brave.com/ https://duckduckgo.com/
For a secure browser, check out Tor and Brave. If you are looking for a search engine that doesn't track you, try Duck Duck Go. 10/n
https://www.torproject.org/download/
https://brave.com/ https://duckduckgo.com/
Most importantly, as someone critically and correctly pointed out, there is no one size fits all approach to cybersecurity. Here is how you can create a security plan that makes sense for you. 11/n https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/your-security-plan
On password managers, lot of folks recommending Bitwarden which is open source. 12/n https://bitwarden.com/
Again, this thread provides an illustrative list of services and it is by no means exhaustive. You should read up about these services yourself to figure out what matches your threat model and technical skill level. 13/n
Thinking "I have nothing to hide so why bother"? Even if you are a saint, practices like re-using passwords could give hackers access to all your accounts if there is a data breach. For an eye opener, check if your email ID has been compromised. 14/n
https://haveibeenpwned.com/
https://haveibeenpwned.com/
Similarly, clicking on random links or downloading random files could infect your system with malware and give hackers control of your device. Good people can be targeted by bad actors and that's why we all need to be careful. 15/n
Do you feel addicted to social media? That's because BigTech has gathered so much data about you that they know exactly how to manipulate your behaviour and keep you hooked. Don't let companies use your time and attention for their profit. 16/n
Lastly, if you have the means, try financially supporting organisations which are building privacy respecting alternatives. Put your money where your mouth is because that's the only way we can build a healthier online ecosystem. 17/n
