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If you are wondering why you got a pop up of an updated privacy policy on WhatsApp recently
Read this thread
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Because WhatsApp is now openly mining and giving your private data to its parent company Facebook which inturn sells it for ads, but wait how many of us have data privacy online, is it a myth?
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Everything you say anywhere can be collected, and can be used to track, stalk, steal, and monitor your activity.
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Google employees can and do read your emails. Guess what, Google employees can access that without a warrant. All they need is for you to sign the agreement clause when you create your account. Nearly all other email vendors are the same way.
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Google admits to scanning all the documents you upload on your Drive. Any information collected about you is used to create your ‘user profile’ and to show you personalised Google search results or Google ads.
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Your Browsing History Can't be Cleared
This one is scary.
Your browsing history is linked to your identity and is never private, even when you've gone incognito.A porn site can pull your first and last name, username, stored cookies, etc.
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This one is scary.
Your browsing history is linked to your identity and is never private, even when you've gone incognito.A porn site can pull your first and last name, username, stored cookies, etc.
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Ever had a conversation near your phone about something,then later saw an ad on Facebook or Instagram for that same 'something'? Have you ever said a band name around your Google Home or Alexa and then heard that band up next on Google Play Music? This isn't a coincidence.
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IOT devices administered by others provide third party access to private info like when you sleep,when you're away& when your child might be home alone.This type of info can be collected, aggregated and harvested. In worse case scenario,used to plan a home invasion.
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What can you do?
If u care for privacy so much that u can adapt here are few alternatives
Google Browser- DuckDuckgo
DDG distances itself from other search engines by not profiling its users and showing all users same results for a search, it also blocks trackers from sites
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If u care for privacy so much that u can adapt here are few alternatives
Google Browser- DuckDuckgo
DDG distances itself from other search engines by not profiling its users and showing all users same results for a search, it also blocks trackers from sites
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Gmail- Protonmail
An open-sourced email service based in Switzerland which has the best privacy laws, uses end-to-end encryption&zero access encryption to secure emails. This means no one can decrypt and read your emails. They don't ask for any personal info while signing up
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An open-sourced email service based in Switzerland which has the best privacy laws, uses end-to-end encryption&zero access encryption to secure emails. This means no one can decrypt and read your emails. They don't ask for any personal info while signing up
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Google Drive- Dropbox
Dropbox is a great competitor to Google. It’s easy to use, encrypts your data& offers two-factor authentication. It’s good to know that Dropbox runs on open-source software, meaning that anyone can look for vulnerabilities in its code.
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Dropbox is a great competitor to Google. It’s easy to use, encrypts your data& offers two-factor authentication. It’s good to know that Dropbox runs on open-source software, meaning that anyone can look for vulnerabilities in its code.
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WhatsApp- Signal
Telegram doesn't use your data to show ads but they can still see ur chats
Signal is end-to-end encryption(powered by the open source Signal Protocol)keeps your chats secure. It can't read your messages or listen to your calls and no one else can either
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Telegram doesn't use your data to show ads but they can still see ur chats
Signal is end-to-end encryption(powered by the open source Signal Protocol)keeps your chats secure. It can't read your messages or listen to your calls and no one else can either
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Google Home/ Amazon Echo-The Mycroft Mark II
It is an open-source smart speaker that offers an alternative to big-brand models. It allows users access to the code, so anyone can see what the company is doing with their data.
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It is an open-source smart speaker that offers an alternative to big-brand models. It allows users access to the code, so anyone can see what the company is doing with their data.
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