Spring Cleaning (rebroadcast)

This week we're rebroadcasting a coversation we had last year with PI's Tech Co-ordination Groups, bringing you tips and tricks about how to start cleaning up and securing your phone or computer. Please note - Whatsapp does now offer disappearing messages. Episode notes  Useful info Tech pill survey: pvcy.org/tpsurvey 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 6:06 - reasons to delete apps you’re not using 8:00 - 4 things you should do first 8:19 - Updates 9:41 - Password managers Keepass, 1password, Lastpass 13:22 - Has your data been breached? haveibeenpwned.com/ 14:38 - Backups 20:47 - Apps 22:34 - Firewalls Netguard - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.faircode.netguard&hl=en_GB  Clamwin - clamwin.com  30:27 - When is too old too old 32:54 - iPhone Better Blocker - better.fyi  38:09 - Android 42:11 - Social Media 42:11 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  47:02 - 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  51:22 - Email 53:17 - Desktops 53:32 - Windows CCleaner - ccleaner.com/ WinDirStat - windirstat.net/ 57:24 - Mac OS Little snitch - obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html 1:00:02 - Linux Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) - linux.com/training-tutorials/introduction-uncomplicated-firewall-ufw/ Firewall D - firewalld.org/ 1:03:22 Encryption Veracrypt - veracrypt.fr/en/Introduction.html  Bitlocker - support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028713/windows-10-turn-on-device-encryption