Podcast: Spring Cleaning
This week we talk to PI's Tech Co-ordination Group to bring you tips and tricks about how to start cleaning up and securing your phone or computer.
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Episode notes
Useful info
How to minimise targeted ads: privacyinternational.org/act/minimise-targeted-ads
Protect yourself from online tracking: privacyinternational.org/act/protect-yourself-online-tracking
Social media account settings: privacyinternational.org/act/protect-yourself-social-media-monitoring
Our Onion address: privacyintyqcroe.onion
Episode Info
3:24 - Reasons to delete apps you’re not using
6:18 - 4 things you should do first
6:37 - Updates
7:59 - Password managers Keepass, 1password, Lastpass
11:40 - Has your data been breached? haveibeenpwned.com/
12:56 - Backups
19:05 - Apps
20:52 - Firewalls
Netguard - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.faircode.netguard&hl=en_GB
Clamwin - clamwin.com
28:45 - When is too old too old
31:12 - iPhone
Better Blocker - better.fyi
36:27 - Android
40:29 - Social Media
40:29 Facebook/instagram
Facebook TOR address: facebookcorewwwi.onion
Zynga hack: theguardian.com/games/2019/dec/19/170m-passwords-stolen-in-zynga-words-with-friends-hack-monitor-says
45:20 - Twitter
MicahFlee - delete your tweets: micahflee.com/2019/06/semiphemeral-automatically-delete-your-old-tweets-except-for-the-ones-you-want-to-keep/
Social media monitoring by local authorities - privacyinternational.org/long-read/3586/when-local-authorities-arent-your-friends
49:40 - Email
51:35 - Desktops
51:50 - Windows
CCleaner - ccleaner.com/
WinDirStat - windirstat.net/
55:42 - Mac OS
Little snitch - obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html
58:20 - Linux
Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) - linux.com/training-tutorials/introduction-uncomplicated-firewall-ufw/
Firewall D - firewalld.org/
1:01:40 Encryption
Veracrypt - veracrypt.fr/en/Introduction.html
Bitlocker - support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028713/windows-10-turn-on-device-encryption