All the data Google’s apps collect about you and how to stop it
Learn about what data Google’s various apps and services collect, as well as, the implications and limited control you have… read more
How to set up a VPN – The Verge
In a nutshell, a VPN establishes a secure, encrypted connection between your device and a private server, hiding your traffic… read more
28 Great Chrome Browser Extensions for the Privacy Obsessed
Learn about privacy protecting Chrome browser extensions: https://gizmodo.com/gaze-upon-my-browser-extensions-and-despair-1846675808
Digital Privacy Instruction Curriculum – Digital Library Federation Forum
OER digital privacy instruction materials, including discussion scenarios and tool guides, created at the 2019 Digital Library Federation Forum in… read more
Why You Shouldn’t Use Google Chrome After New Privacy Disclosure
Doffman, Z. (2021, March 20). Why you shouldn’t use Google Chrome after new privacy disclosure. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2021/03/20/stop-using-google-chrome-on-apple-iphone-12-pro-max-ipad-and-macbook-pro/
If You Care About Privacy, It’s Time to Try a New Web Browser
Learn about private smartphone browsers – Firefox Focus, DuckDuckGo and Brave: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/technology/personaltech/online-privacy-private-browsers.html
The Citizen Browser Project – The Markup
At the center of The Citizen Browser Project is a custom web browser designed by The Markup to audit the… read more
Incognito mode won’t keep your browsing private. Do this instead.
Despite what most people assume, incognito modes are primarily built to block traces of your online activity being left on… read more
How to Lock Down What Websites Can Access on Your Computer
Learn how to adjust privacy settings in your web browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and more!): https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-lock-down-websites-permissions-access-webcam/
It’s Time to Switch to a Privacy Browser
Nield, D. (2019, June 16). It’s time to switch to a privacy browser. Wired. https://www.wired.com/story/privacy-browsers-duckduckgo-ghostery-brave/