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Use DuckDuckGo, not Google. Use an ad blocker in your browser. Always use private mode tabs, or clear your cookies frequently. Set up a cheap VPS, and tunnel
by __d 8y ago
Use DuckDuckGo, not Google.
Use an ad blocker in your browser. Always use private mode tabs, or clear your cookies frequently.
Set up a cheap VPS, and tunnel all your traffic through it over a VPN. Configure it with your own DNS server. Use a firewall to block all traffic to known tracking services.
Set up your phone to use this VPN too.
Don’t use social media.
Don’t use GMail, GCal, GContacts, etc.
Use ‘+’ extensions on your email to create single purpose addresses that you can track and blackhole.
Don’t disclose your real name, birthdate, phone number, etc, for the online services that you have to use. You can get dedicated phone numbers from eg Twilio for 2FA.
Don’t use loyalty programs.
How far you go here is really just a matter of how much you care. And how much you’re prepared to sacrifice some aspects of modern life.