Spring Cleaning

This week we talk to PI's Tech Co-ordination Groups to bring you tips and tricks about how to start cleaning up and securing your phone or computer. 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