[basic] convenience prioritized
Note
focuses on avoiding surveillance capitalism & service providers spying
for cis-het white men who don’t go to protests
or people who really can’t stand inconvenience but want to make a changeif the other checklists are overwhelming, start here!
what we are avoiding:
using services where you are the product
this is not limited to free services, but they are often free
think google, meta, microsoft, and other similar companies
stop letting mega corps know and sell /everything/ about you
your isp is big brother’s best friend
stop your internet service provider from snooping
without protection, your isp likely tracks every web domain you visit
use a dedicated email & device(s) for work use:
unless truly necessary, only use personal accounts on personal devices and only use work accounts on work devices.
only use linkedin, facebook, instagram, google docs, outlook, etc. for work - if at all possible only use them on work only devices. if that truly isn’t possible, use firefox containers and assign them to the ‘work’ container. (see the ‘firefox’ page under recommended tools for details about how to use containers)
overview of privacy focused services to switch to:
| a proton subscription replaces: | ------------------------------- |
|---|---|
| outlook or gmail | with proton mail |
| outlook or google calendar | with proton calendar |
| onedrive or google cloud | with proton drive |
| onedrive docs or google docs | with proton docs & sheets |
| switch away from: | ------------------------------------- |
|---|---|
| sms text | to signal |
| google maps or apple maps | to comaps |
| google chrome (on pc) | to mozilla firefox |
| google chrome (on phone) | to chromite (android) or safari (ios) |
| to duckduckgo | |
| proprietary 2fa apps | to aegis authenticator |
| gboard android keyboard | to futo android keyboard |
| grammarly | to harper |
| microsoft office | to libreoffice |
| start using: | ---------------------------------- |
|---|---|
| password manager | bitwarden |
| vpn | mullvad vpn |
| javascript blocker extension | noscript |
| adblock extension | ublock origin |
| password manager | bitwarden |
| vpn check extension | mullvad |
| stop using: | -------------------------------------------- |
|---|---|
| meta services | facebook, instagram, whatsapp, etc. |
| google services | docs & photos, waze, gboard, 2fa, etc. |
| microsoft services | onedrive (without cryptomator), etc. |
| hostile services | linkedin, etc. |
action item checklist:
get the following tools or services & follow the associated instructions instructions and additional info can be found for each of these tools or services in the ‘recommendations’ section of this wiki
if you use an android phone:
- futo android keyboard
- chromite
- aegis authenticator
- comaps
- follow android hardening instructions (also under ‘recommendations’)
for your main device:
- firefox
- noscript extension
- ublock origin extension
- bitwarden extension
- mullvad extension
- bitwarden
- mullvad vpn
- also add to your phone
- proton
- harper (only if you are already using grammarly)
backup your most important files:
- one online backup (like proton drive)
- this protects you from hardware failure
delete (or only use for work on work devices):
- google docs
- google photos
- google maps
- waze
- google authenticator
- unprotected cloud storage
- google drive
- onedrive
- dropbox
- if you need more storage than proton offers, look at how to use cryptomator in the recommendations section of this wiki
- any other proprietary services