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

  • recursive_recursion they/them@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I can definitely help with this👍

    For general talking points:

    • reducing phone apps always running in the background, beeing choosy with which apps should have “Background Data Usage” allowed/enabled.
    • what kinds of apps to install? Proprietary vs Open Source? (most if not all proprietary apps will collect and sell any data they can, free proprietary apps means you are the product)
    • Who do I know that has been consistently trustworthy online? Can I ask them for help?
      • try to provide the least amount of Personally Identifying Information (PII) if possible, no need to share entire life stories unless you’re sure you can trust the person online.

    I’m sure I know more about this as I personally try to help my friends and family protect themselves, just can’t think of more to add atm.

    Feel free to hit me up if you have any questions🤗