The Default Tech Settings You Ought to Flip Off Proper Away

[cbabe]

https://www.kavanews.com/2022/07/the-default-tech-settings-you-should-turn-off-right-away/?amp

The Default Tech Settings You Ought to Flip Off Proper Away

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/27/know-how/personaltech/default-settings-turn-off.html

tech repair

These controls, that are buried inside merchandise from Apple, Google, Meta and others, make us share extra knowledge than we have to.

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So with each tech product we use, it’s essential to take time to peruse the numerous menus, buttons and switches to pare down the info we share. Right here’s a streamlined information to lots of the default settings that I and different tech writers at all times change.

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[AllaN01Bear]

1. i also go in and clear out private data. tools/private data / select actions and restart.

[usonian]

2. That's just the beginning.

If someone wants to collect lists of privacy-preserving setting (that is, wretched "defaults" to turn off) great!

Otherwise, I'll make up such a list.

I hang around Hacker News (https://news.ycombinator.com) and read daily about assaults on privacy.

As an aside, I downloaded the latest Tails distribution (https://tails.boum.org) for my own experimentation/use.

Some that I've already collected here:
https://democraticunderground.com/100216969656


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• FIGHTING FACTS AND IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS


Digital Security and Privacy Tips for Those Involved in Abortion Access
https://democraticunderground.com/100216837332
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Online Anonymity
https://anonymousplanet-ng.org/