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by vorce 4131 days ago
I changed some stuff, but it was when the reports came, not because of the movie.

My changes:

- Don't use gmail for private email. Self hosted it instead.

- Switched to Firefox (from Chrome), changed my addons (https everywhere, privacy badger and mublock).

- Deleted my facebook account.

- Tried to get my friends to use a self-hosted irc server + mumble instead of skype - but that didn't last for long sadly.

- Changed from google to duckduckgo, but I'm constantly using the !g command anyway.

Sigh. I don't think any of this matters much anyway.

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>> Sigh. I don't think any of this matters much anyway.

This is exactly how I feel. I've reached the point where I assume the majority of my online communication is "public" - and use alternatives only when necessary to achieve (as close as possible) to true privacy.

I would add:

- Use TresorIt/SpiderOak/OwnCloud instead of Dropbox/Google Drive/One Drive.

- Use Tox in place of Skype (definitely hard, nobody is willing to switch away from the comfort of Skype).

- Consider using also Disconnect addon for Firefox.

Dispersing your activity around several different services is surely better than just using a one-stop-shop or all in one solution?