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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe most inspirational quotations from the Carissa V\u00e9liz book:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- “Privacy is not a luxury. It is a fundamental right that protects our dignity, autonomy, and democracy.”<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- “Privacy is not about hiding something. It\u2019s about deciding for yourself what you want to share and with whom.”<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- “Data is the new oil\u2014but unlike oil, it\u2019s infinite and it\u2019s being extracted from us without our consent.”<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- “The more we are watched, the more we conform.”<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- “Privacy is power because it allows us to resist manipulation and coercion.”<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- “In a world where everything is recorded, freedom of thought is at risk.”<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- “If you think you have nothing to hide, you have misunderstood the nature of power.”<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- “The lack of privacy is a form of oppression. It takes away our ability to think, act, and be ourselves without fear.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- “When we lose control of our data, we lose control of our lives.”<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Web Browser: Librewolf<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe best browser that maintain good balance between usability and privacy. It’s a hardened Firefox. Its authors aim to protect the user from the surveillance capitalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alternatives are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Mullvad Browser\n
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- Better fingerprinting protection, but with more trade-offs,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Brave Browser\n
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- Better compatibility with sites, but it uses Chrome engine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Tor Browser\n
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- The best protection, but at cost of slow connection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Self-hosted DNS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
With my own domain name server<\/strong>, I can filter the ads and trackers before they reach my client computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, I blocked all<\/strong> the Google<\/strong> and Facebook<\/strong> domains, whose business models rely on user surveillance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPrivate files: Cryptomator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Paragraph<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- Joplin\n
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- Note taking application<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Signal\n
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- For communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- GrapheneOS\n
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- Hardened Android fork, <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bitwarden\n
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- Password Manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Proton Mail\n
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- Email Service, Gmail competitor,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Email Service, Gmail competitor,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
- Joplin\n
- The best protection, but at cost of slow connection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- “Privacy is not about hiding something. It\u2019s about deciding for yourself what you want to share and with whom.”<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n