The Beginner's Guide to Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

[usonian]

https://thenewoil.org
Content CCBY4 licensed

How would you like to feel - and more importantly, be - safe online again? Most of us know that we could be doing better when it comes to our online habits: we reuse bad passwords, overshare personal information, and leave ourselves exposed to all kinds of risks all over the internet. But it doesn’t have to be that way and it doesn’t have to be hard, either.

Welcome to The New Oil. This site is designed to help readers take back control of their data and regain their privacy online.

Are you a programmer, sysadmin, networking expert, or hacker? If you answered “no,” you’re in the right place! This site is not aimed at tech experts. If you know how to download an app on your phone, how to sign up for an email account, or what a password is, you’ve got the qualifications to tackle the advice and content on this site.


Whether you’re looking to keep yourself safe from identity theft and common hacks, whether you simply object to
mass surveillance, or anything in between, this site will help you learn the basics about protecting your identity, your safety, and your data in a way that’s accessible and achievable. Welcome to privacy made easy.

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And here's the intro (screenshot)


This project and it's content are licensed under the Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license

[intrepidity]

1. Perfect timing, I am due for a thorough going-over

Have you vetted this site yourself?

I like the clean layout and interface, anyway.

Thanks!

[usonian]

4. I had a busy morning. Will take a closer look this afternoon.

There's a lot of info there. Looks to be very informative and laid out in outline form.

They're on GitHub
https://gitlab.com/thenewoil/website


The New Oil

Mission Statement

To educate readers on why privacy and security matter, and the various tools and techniques available to help them reclaim and protect their own privacy & security
To empower readers to believe that privacy and security are attainable for everyone and to do their best to reclaim & protect their own privacy and security as much as possible.


Contributing
Technology is a constantly changing field and as people who take their privacy and security seriously, we place even more trust in the information on this (including many other) site(s) than most other technologies. As such, it is vital that The New Oil stays as current & up to date as possible. All readers are up most welcome to submit updates and suggested changes via an issue. Readers are also encouraged to join our Matrix and Reddit communities for general discussions and meeting other like-minded privacy enthusiasts (Please make sure to read the Community Guidelines before joining any of our communities to ensure a pleasant and productive experience for everyone).

[intrepidity]

5. Have just spent some time there and am so far impressed

It reminds me of a site i used way back when, blackice or something.

Thanks again!

[canetoad]

7. Black Viper?

It's been my go-to site for Windows configuration.
https://www.blackviper.com/

I just visited Black Viper for the first time in months; exact same colour scheme as the OPs site. Quite possibly the same person.

[intrepidity]

8. Maybe! Coulda been. Was way back in the WinXP days

It went through *every* config setting, explained everything, was the best.

The format doesn't look exactly familiar, but it was bare bones. I will look around the site more to see if it looks familiar, thanks.

I'll bet if I search my old, old, old DU posts, I'd find a reference to the site I used. May well be this one.

[intrepidity]

9. Been looking at his site for hours now, and yes it is my long-lost site!

Thanks for mentioning it; it sure brings back memories of when I had control of things.

This page confirmed it:

https://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/xpprofiles.htm

I remember playing with all those settings, til my machine worked perfectly.

Nowadays, I don't even use a computer anymore, just mobile devices. But now that I've found this resource again, I may try to get a computer going.

Thanks again!

[canetoad]

10. Black viper has recently updated his site

Don't you think it looks a lot like the site mentioned in the OP?

Maybe the colour schemes are a coincidence but jeez, they look similar.

[Think. Again.]

2. Thanks for this...

...I'm going to try a little background digging on this site and the creators.

I'm always leary that "security" software is usually the best possible set-up to collect, aggregate, and absorb all the exact info you are trying to protect.

[Tetrachloride]

3. Tetrachloride strategy

1. get rid of Tik tok
2. use a privacy browser
3. change your email
4. don’t use Android or Windows
5. get a new credit card
6. don’t answer any calls from unknown
7. use WhatsApp
8. don’t do financial transactions on phone
9. disconnect main computer from internet as often

there’s more

[usonian]

6. Good stuff.

Have you looked into email providers who let you set up "per vendor" aliases that forward to your inbox?
Apple does this now. There's an option to "hide IP addresses" via some relay, and Maybe this gets me into odd situations at times (like ordering things through a VPN that makes you look like you're in Europe)

I was in the "internet disconnect" mode when I was using a mobile hot spot but that was a fright.

It geolocated me in the Sacramento area, which was interesting.

I don't use a full time VPN, only sporadically, and it's the flimsy one in Opera.

Appreciate your inputs. Send more.