
Privacy and Anonymity
Steps to protect yours
Privacy and anonymity are under threat through both government legislation as well as corporate "snooping". Nowhere has this become more prevalent than in your online communications, with governments imposing data retention laws upon its citizens and social media organisations tracking your every click.
STEP 1 - ENCRYPT EVERYTHING
Encryption is one of the most powerful tools in the privacy and anonymity arsenal. Whether you are storing files on your computer or in the cloud, sending email, or simply browsing the internet, all of your traffic and data can be monitored if it is not encrypted
STEP 2 - VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS
Virtual Private Networks or VPNs are used to encrypt ALL of your traffic when you connect to the internet. A VPN can also mask your location making it easier to connect to sites that are "geographically blocked". If you connect to a public wifi hotspot, you should ALWAYS use.a VPN