- Feb 24, 2011
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Okay, so I'm starting research for my next article. It's going to be about How to Protect your Online Privacy.
Please let me know what you think of my steps. I'm going for more of a paranoid perspective than a combination of usability and privacy. (I know they're after me, oh no, there they are.) :google:
I know cookies should be disabled globally and allowed on a site-per-site basis.
I am also blocking flash globally and allowing it on a site-per-site basis. I believe this will protect against flash cookies.
I'm using an ad-blocker. This should block many of the ads that would report information back.
I also know about using Anonymous Surfing Services (like those discussed here) to mask your IP.
I will also advise blocking all scripts globally and allowing them on a site-per-site basis. This should block all types of super-cookies (including Evercookies). Thus I don't think I need to advise blocking flash any more as if scripts are disabled flash cookies shouldn't be able to be set. Please let me know if I'm wrong.
Can you please comment on my ideas and let me know if something I'm going to recommend isn't enough (or adds nothing in terms of privacy)? Also, please leave any other suggestions you may have that I haven't mentioned.
(I'll update this post as I am given new information.)
Thank you.
Please let me know what you think of my steps. I'm going for more of a paranoid perspective than a combination of usability and privacy. (I know they're after me, oh no, there they are.) :google:
I know cookies should be disabled globally and allowed on a site-per-site basis.
I am also blocking flash globally and allowing it on a site-per-site basis. I believe this will protect against flash cookies.
I'm using an ad-blocker. This should block many of the ads that would report information back.
I also know about using Anonymous Surfing Services (like those discussed here) to mask your IP.
I will also advise blocking all scripts globally and allowing them on a site-per-site basis. This should block all types of super-cookies (including Evercookies). Thus I don't think I need to advise blocking flash any more as if scripts are disabled flash cookies shouldn't be able to be set. Please let me know if I'm wrong.
Can you please comment on my ideas and let me know if something I'm going to recommend isn't enough (or adds nothing in terms of privacy)? Also, please leave any other suggestions you may have that I haven't mentioned.
(I'll update this post as I am given new information.)
Thank you.