yawnbox,
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thinking about some top cybersecurity tips for normal people

  1. use a password manager (like 1Password (cloud), Bitwarden (cloud), or KeepassXC (local))

  2. use an ad blocker (uBlock Origin)

  3. maximize the use of multi-factor authentication

  4. host contacts in a privacy-respecting service. do not share contacts with apps

  5. use a privacy-respecting email provider. archive email to a local drive, which @thunderbird makes easy

  6. for regularly visited websites, even if you sign-in to use them, use @torproject Tor Browser, if the service does not block Tor

for technical folks

  1. self-host contacts

  2. self-host email

  3. use YubiKeys everywhere

(had to delete this post and repost due to an idiot reply)

thunderbird,
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@yawnbox @torproject Thanks for the recommendation! These are some great tips, and we agree that cybersecurity (and Thunderbird) is for everybody! 💙

yawnbox,
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@thunderbird you're welcome, now please integrate @torproject into Thunderbird so i can access IMAP via onion, or simply access email services over Tor in general. Also, please only collect Telemetry over Tor onion services from your apps. Cheers!

thunderbird,
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@yawnbox @torproject This would be a great suggestion for Mozilla Connect! (https://connect.mozilla.org)

yawnbox,
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yes, hosting passwords in the cloud is not ideal, even when being e2ee. but it's also essential for most people, and the pros far outweigh the cons, for most people

if any more white privileged men would like to respond to this post of mine and complain about how dangerous an e2ee cloud is, my block button is ready

strypey,
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@yawnbox
> hosting passwords in the cloud is not ideal, even when being e2ee. but it's also essential for most people, and the pros far outweigh the cons, for most people

Can you please expand on why you think so, or link me to a piece that does?

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