Monday, April 23, 2018

Survival in the age of surveillance


  • Download all the information Google has on you.
  • Try not to let your smart toaster take down the internet.
  • Ensure your AirDrop settings are locked down.
  • Secure your old Yahoo account.
  • 1234 is not an acceptable password.
  • Check if you have been pwned. (owned, conquered or gain ownership of - video game speak)
  • Be aware of personalised pricing.
  • Say hi to the NSA guy spying on you via your webcam.
  • Turn off notifications for anything that’s not another person speaking directly to you.
  • Never put your kids on the public internet.
  • Leave your phone in your pocket or face down on the table when you’re with friends.
  • Sometimes it’s worth just wiping everything and starting over.
  • An Echo is fine, but don’t put a camera in your bedroom.
  • Have as many social-media-free days in the week as you have alcohol-free days.
  • Retrain your brain to focus.
  • Don’t let the algorithms pick what you do.
  • Do what you want with your data, but guard your friends’ info with your life.
  • Finally, remember your privacy is worth protecting.
Guardian newspaper

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