I’ve checked out PrivacyGuides itself, the new oil and SSD. These all seem a bit too advanced/complex to me, I want something simple and secure, preferably open-source too. Any help would be appreciated.
Some simple things to look into:
- Change your DNS resolver on all devices to something privacy friendly
- Use a search engine with less tracking
- Ublock, Privacy Badger etc for browser extensions
- Firefox with disabled tracking (look into forks like Librewolf)
- Change your keyboard on your phone to something local with no tracking (FUTO Keyboard)
- This for Windows, just use normal settings if you dont know what you’re doing
- Install Fdroid for open source apps. Many privacy friendly options.
- Look into how to disable telemitry on all the devices you use. Some of the above will already help you with that.
And in general, try to use services from the EU, as its privacy laws are much stronger than other alternatives.
Good luck, let me know if you need something more advanced.
What are your needs ? What are the services/software you want to ditch ? What are the threats you want to protect from ?
There is no universal privacy guides.
Is there no general simple guide? I mean the above ones are definitely all-rounders. Not perfect but sort of a peek at privacy.
The ones you mentioned are the simple guides.
You didn’ aswer my questions. We can not help with such wide request.
May I suggest my free book DISENGAGE: Opting Out—and Finding New Options—to Reclaim Your Life from Spammers, Scammers, Intrusive Marketers and Big Tech?
I recommend the PDF because it has clear “try this now” actions and other sidebars. It’s written in a Dummies style (I used to write Dummies books and Idiot’s Guides. :)
You can always ask online community here or on other platforms since they can provide you with exactly what you want.
