I’m looking for someone who could do a post on tech safety. So staying safe online, avoiding giving too much data away and anything that you thought would be useful. If you can help comment here or DM me

  • python@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Like, specifically as a woman? I think all the common net safety advice still applies - don’t use your real name, don’t be too specific on where you’re from, don’t post pictures of your face etc.

    I might not have the best insight tho, since I’ve always preferred to present somewhat gender-neutral with all my online personas 🐍

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      1 month ago

      I’ve always preferred to present somewhat gender-neutral with all my online personas.

      I used to do that, then decided “to Hell with hiding behind ambiguity”. I decided, in short, that if sexist assholes want to treat me badly because of what I have between my legs they can rot in Hell. I block early and block often online these days.

      Of course I don’t have pictures of me online. (Two have leaked to the best of my knowledge, and the youngest of those is … I want to say a dozen years old now?) My online name is not my real one (though someone who knows my real one will appreciate my choices in online IDs and probably get a giggle out of it). And since the wannabe dom incident of, like, 30 years ago, I do not share my phone number, address, employer, etc. to anybody online ever.