Password manager, 2FA where available (these for security more than privacy). Firefox with ublock, noscript and privacy badger for browsing. PiHole for DNS using standard block lists to remove adverts and trackers.
this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2023
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Just a password manager. Not necessarily for security, but mostly for practical reasons.
Also using Linux, but that’s not the main reason.
How does a password manager or 2fa do anything at all to protect privacy?
Security is related. With a password manager you don't have to worry about credentials from one site being used on another.
No. It's not. Your privacy is not enhanced nor degraded in any way depending on how you secure your existing tracking profile, I mean account information. 🙄
I give a fake phone number to companies who ask for one. I also often sign up with temporary emails when possible.
Honestly unless it's legit like a passport application, any form i fill out gets bogus PII, they don't need to know anything about me.
Ddg email prot is also rll good
Cryptomator. Automated backups are good, uploading all of your files in plaintext to a corporation's servers is not.
Avoid using cloud services as much as possible, self host FOSS alternatives instead.