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<blockquote data-quote="HarborFront" data-source="post: 872120" data-attributes="member: 55987"><p>You can choose one of the privacy tools from this link below</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/11-free-tools-to-disable-and-stop-windows-10-from-spying-and-tracking-you-which-do-you-use.99317/#post-868540[/URL]</p><p></p><p>There are 4 areas of privacy where your PII (Personal Identifiable Information) can be exfiltrated</p><p></p><p>1) Windows OS.</p><p>In Windows go to => Settings => Privacy and disable those unwanted settings</p><p></p><p>2) 3rd-party software.</p><p>Some are Windows hardening tools (for security and/or privacy) while others (e.g. Adguard for Windows, BlackFog Privacy etc) are more in protecting PII exfiltration by other software and the websites</p><p></p><p>3) Browser(s) and their extensions</p><p>Forget about Chrome if you seriously want your privacy. It's great secure browser though. Similarly, Edge by Microsoft, Yandex (a Russian browser), Opera (owns by the Chinese) and most Chromium browsers as well unless stated they can de-googled themselves. Ungoogled Chromium browser is Google-free but it lacks in security due to its slow releases. Other browsers like TOR and TAILS will give great privacy protection but they have their downsides as well. Brave browser (as reported) is great in privacy but only in its default settings. As for Firefox browser you can harden its security and privacy settings.</p><p></p><p>As for extensions the best is to use those FOSS. And don't download extensions from Google Web Store.</p><p></p><p>4) Fingerprinting</p><p>This is becoming increasingly prevalent as you surf the net for you can easily be fingerprinted. Anything of you that is your computer hardware, your OS, browser, use of social media, your surfing habit etc can be fingerprinted. A big topic here. Read the net and take some care in protecting your fingerprints.</p><p></p><p>There's no need to be paranoid in over protecting them. Just do something above and beyond the default settings will do</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HarborFront, post: 872120, member: 55987"] You can choose one of the privacy tools from this link below [URL unfurl="true"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/11-free-tools-to-disable-and-stop-windows-10-from-spying-and-tracking-you-which-do-you-use.99317/#post-868540[/URL] There are 4 areas of privacy where your PII (Personal Identifiable Information) can be exfiltrated 1) Windows OS. In Windows go to => Settings => Privacy and disable those unwanted settings 2) 3rd-party software. Some are Windows hardening tools (for security and/or privacy) while others (e.g. Adguard for Windows, BlackFog Privacy etc) are more in protecting PII exfiltration by other software and the websites 3) Browser(s) and their extensions Forget about Chrome if you seriously want your privacy. It's great secure browser though. Similarly, Edge by Microsoft, Yandex (a Russian browser), Opera (owns by the Chinese) and most Chromium browsers as well unless stated they can de-googled themselves. Ungoogled Chromium browser is Google-free but it lacks in security due to its slow releases. Other browsers like TOR and TAILS will give great privacy protection but they have their downsides as well. Brave browser (as reported) is great in privacy but only in its default settings. As for Firefox browser you can harden its security and privacy settings. As for extensions the best is to use those FOSS. And don't download extensions from Google Web Store. 4) Fingerprinting This is becoming increasingly prevalent as you surf the net for you can easily be fingerprinted. Anything of you that is your computer hardware, your OS, browser, use of social media, your surfing habit etc can be fingerprinted. A big topic here. Read the net and take some care in protecting your fingerprints. There's no need to be paranoid in over protecting them. Just do something above and beyond the default settings will do [/QUOTE]
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