Privacy Apps and Tools
- Duck Duck GoAlternative to Google as a Search Engine. Emphasizes user privacy, provides privacy information on the websites visited,
- TorBrowse the internet anonymously and privately.
- Tor for IOSNot an official TOR browser, but created by a TOR developer
- Tor for AndroidOfficial Tor Browser for Android devices
- Signal Messaging AppText messaging app that protects privacy.
- Tool Guides: Surveillance Self DefenseStep-by-step tutorials to help you install and use handy privacy and security tools from Surveillance Self Defense
- Proton MailSecure Email
Privacy Information from Rutgers
- Digital Privacy TutorialRutgers Libraries tutorial that presents a general introduction to Digital Privacy.
Steps to Take
- Data DetoxEveryday steps you can take to control your digital privacy, security, and well being in ways that feel right to you.
- Library Freedom ResourcesPosters, bookmarks, presentations, and more resources to help with teaching and promoting privacy.
- Surveillance Self-Defense from EFFWe’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an independent non-profit working to protect online privacy for nearly thirty years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense : our expert guide to protecting you and your friends from online spying.
- Security PlannerSecurity Planner is a project of the Citizen Lab, an interdisciplinary group based at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.
Feedback
Thank you for attending the Digital Privacy Workshop. If you would like to learn more about this, or other Library Workshops, please contact me. Contact information in the box to the right.
If you are able to spare a minute, please take a moment to provide some feedback and answer this 4 question survey (link also above). I would appreciate the opportunity to learn and improve based on comments and suggestions.
Reference and Instruction Librarian
Getting started.
This guide is a general introduction to Digital Privacy and is used as part of a Digital Privacy Workshop.
If you are interested in scheduling a workshop, or have any questions, please contact me.
- What do we mean by digital privacy and cyber security?
- Is privacy important to you? Why or why not?
- Is privacy important to everyone? Is it more important for some?
- What measures are you already taking to protect your privacy?
- What are some current examples of ways privacy is compromised?
- What do you hope to learn today? What are your strongest concerns about digital privacy?
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Talking about your digital presence:
Where are your digital footprints?
- email (school/personal)
- social media
- browsing/searching
- smartphone and apps
- other places?
Who sees your data?
Who do you NOT want to see your data?
How is your data being used?
Threat Modeling
Threat Modeling
- What do you want to protect?
- Who do you want to protect it from?
- How likely is it that you need to protect it?
- How bad are the consequences if you fail?
- How much trouble are you willing to go through in order to prevent those?
- Threat ModelingOne page handout on threat modeling from Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Surviellance Self DefenseInformation on starting your security plan.
- Threat Modeling ZineMini magazine for information on threat modeling. How to fold a zine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLKfM8qb3Fs
- Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Risk MatrixGuide from the International Association of Privacy Professionals on the risk level of different elements of personally identifiable information.
Protecting Your Privacy
Your data IS the product.
- Passwords
- create strong passwords
- 2 factor authentication
- keep secure and updated
- Browsing and searching
- https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity
- Duck Duck Go (private searching, doesn't share data, no tracking)
- Privacy Badger (stops tracking, minimizes ads)
- Smartphones
- location
- device name
- apps
- Social Media
- Default setting is public. Know how to set it to private.
- Default settings share data and ad targeting. Know how to check and change these settings.
- Read Terms of Services
- Tagging. Know how to change these settings, respect other's privacy.
- Location
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