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Tips and Tools

Resources to help you manage your privacy online.
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Tips and Tools

In this section you will find tips and tools to navigate the web and create accounts with privacy in mind.

Each tool has a different level of effort; the more effort you are willing to put into your browsing practice, the more privacy you will enjoy. 

General Guides

Password Security

https://xkcd.com/936/

The comic above (xkcd) is few years old (it was published in August 2011) but still illustrates how and why it's important to create strong passwords. 

Password Managers

It is very important to have different passwords for every account to make it difficult for someone to steal your identity. A great way to manage all those different passwords is to have a password manager.

Creating, Deleting, Checking, and Modifying your Accounts

When you are creating an account with a company or service, it is important to remember that you are giving that company some personal information (name, email address, phone number, date of birth, etc). Before making an accounts check to see if the website has a privacy policy and read any policy before agreeing to it. 

When creating any account, make sure to have a strong password, so that whatever information you do share, is more secure.

Browser Fingerprinting

Websites automatically record your browser information such as fonts, browser type and various add-ons when you visit them. The combination of these bits of information can make your browser unique and therefore identifiable and trackable without even using cookies.

Data Challenges

Using the internet with privacy in mind is difficult. If you want to use a service on the internet, you will likely have to share some personal information. However there are some steps you can take to become more aware about where you personal information is going and how it is it being used.

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