Privacy & Freedom in the Information Age

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/eggsandoit on 2023-08-25 05:42:31+00:00.

Does it even make sense?

I know the are alternatives to Google maps, but I like Google. It has the better results when I'm looking for an address or phone number. It has the better routs when navigating... So does it make sense to look for privacy (i don't like being tracked) when I use gmaps?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/sleepinsilk on 2023-08-25 01:15:11+00:00.

Smh

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/1_stone_1 on 2023-08-24 23:47:22+00:00.

Not to use but just to go on. I was curious about it

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/Alarmed-Handles on 2023-08-24 23:21:22+00:00.

Let’s hypothetically say that Your laptop has been completely compromised to the maximum level.

Unfortunately for you’ll only have 100$ to fix it, what will you do to get away from the sophisticated individuals who cause you this.

3 conditions:

1. You can change your physical location once only after fixing the laptop.
2. You have 100$ budget to guarantee or almost guarantee that you have escaped from them and they can no longer track you from your laptop
3. You can’t throw away the laptop because you need it and it contains important information and you need to use it for your personal life.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/Cultural_Car3974 on 2023-08-24 21:27:13+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/wewewawa on 2023-08-25 01:51:10+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/error_therror on 2023-08-25 00:55:20+00:00.

I've created an account with Privacy and everything. I tried to make a test purchase but it got declined because incorrect address. What do I fill in here? I can't find anything in their FAQs page.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/KalWarden007 on 2023-08-24 23:45:46+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/burai1992 on 2023-08-24 22:43:37+00:00.

Well, since AnonFiles has sadly shut down, here there any other File-sharing sites that have unlimited storage and zero paid plans?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/ExplanationCheap77 on 2023-08-24 21:57:29+00:00.

Anybody delt with this issue? Its encoded mp4 too.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/dozores on 2023-08-24 21:27:27+00:00.

So I bought a raspberry pi, its arriving next week. I know I will install pi hole as soon as I get it but what other softwares or things can I do with it to increase my privacy?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/lil_oliti on 2023-08-24 21:01:07+00:00.

In the past couple of days, I've become much more concerned about my privacy, but in recent years, I haven't cared at all. I've used my Gmail account for everything, and now I want to remove all the accounts associated with my Gmail. However, I've forgotten what I've created with it. Is there any way to find the accounts associated with my Gmail, and how can I delete all that data?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/VegetableSeason100 on 2023-08-24 20:53:31+00:00.

I am planning to port out my Verizon wireless number. What is the recommended place to park it, Google Voice? Moving forward, I will only start using VoIP services like MySudo due to privacy. But I still need a place to park my decade-old number. Any suggestion is appreciated. Thanks

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/BurstYourBubbles on 2023-08-24 19:29:23+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/lucyownz on 2023-08-24 18:54:42+00:00.

I noticed that on Telegram, there's a bunch of bots that allow you to look up anyone's name and city, and it'll return their full address, SSN, driver's license number, relatives, and much more. Some of them also support retrieving driver's license images or doing license plate lookups.

Most of them claim to use for TLO lookups - but how do so many hackers get access to it if you have to be a licensed business? Why aren't there precautions or checks against this sort of thing? How and why are hackers selling USIS API keys for $1500 each?

As far as I can tell, if someone has my name (or even just my phone / email in some cases), it's pretty much game over. They could literally get anything about me and go through my records for $15 per lookup, which seems to almost make the point of caring about your privacy worthless, since even the smallest leak could result in everything falling apart. This also means you could get the SSN and address of anyone on Facebook, for example.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/Vengeful-Peasant1847 on 2023-08-24 18:44:41+00:00.

Finds your location via WiFi triangulation from visible networks around you

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/theanonymousguy1234 on 2023-08-24 18:32:04+00:00.

same as the title.Nothing specific anything related to the sub

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/IllustriousProject76 on 2023-08-24 18:30:53+00:00.

Can Blackberry Work and Access downloaded on the iOS access all your personal data?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/Oneguysenpai3 on 2023-08-24 18:01:54+00:00.

Nvcontainer

Domain: google-analytics. com

...for not just for United States

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/witcherofriviageralt on 2023-08-24 17:42:00+00:00.

I opened my truecaller profile with someone's phone that use truecaller, It started showed spam after 2 refreshes. I rarely call anyone apart from friends and family let alone spam. Truecaller is one of the worst.

edit: I don't use truecaller. unlist is an option for people who don't use it and don't want it to show their name against their phone number

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/snoitsnoit on 2023-08-24 17:20:00+00:00.

Will Requesting data deletion be enough of a privacy control ?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/habitual-stepper2020 on 2023-08-24 17:04:17+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/BobYourNeighborsWife on 2023-08-24 16:49:37+00:00.

The current framework of credit monitoring is so badly broken from a privacy standpoint it's not funny. Now I am told that I can't access my account if I use a "proxy service" to get to their website. I don't know yet if the other bureaus do this, but how soon before privacy is not allowed if you want to get to any website that wants your information? Wh to complain to? Congress doesn't seem to care. As long as it's to "keep us safe"

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/Sommet_ on 2023-08-24 16:11:44+00:00.

I know this is best suited for the Apple subs but my post is about data privacy hence why I’m posting here.

2 years ago I broke my iPhone 11 to the point where I can’t navigate through it. The front and back are shattered but it’s still intact and alive. I went to a local repair shop to have it evaluated and they stated that the bluetooth and wifi components are broken as well. Long story short, I went back to the repair shop to take it back because I was worried about them looking through my stuff.

Why do I care about this iPhone? Because it has my data on it. I need to retrieve the data on it but I basically have no screen to look at since it’s broken. I was feeling stuck, either I take it to the local repair shop but have the worried feeling of them stealing my data, or losing my data forever. I then realized, I recently bought a MBP. I can use that to retrieve my data right? Okay cool, I’ll just hook it up. Done.

Wait, now my intrusive thoughts are raining in. What if the local repair shop that I took it too accidentely or even purposefully put some malware or virus on my iPhone? I don’t want to hook that up to my new $2k laptop. I’m really precise and serious with privacy. Can I connect it while being safe?

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The original was posted on /r/privacy by /u/boonbabysoup on 2023-08-24 15:37:49+00:00.

Is it ok that SIM card provider wants to fill in passport number and even passport photo? Sounds ridiculous to me. Link below: