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Originally Posted by MelBr
Use Firefox (don't use Chrome "botnet") and install DisconnectMe or Ghostery, Adblock Edge (not AdblockPlus), HTTPSEverwhere and use Startpage.com as your primary search engine... and get rid of Gmail. Doing just that will eliminate most of your online worries.  |
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Originally Posted by BetterRed
And even when you do all that, and you take the precaution of using a small commercial ad free no frills iMap mail server you can still end up as collateral damage….
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Furthermore: Let's say you use particular tools to minimize your internet footprint, disguise your activities, and obfuscate your identity as much as possible. Wouldn't security agencies want to track you in particular even more closely than people who don't bother with such tools? Isn't the mere use of such tools like waving a red flag at a bull?