Secure Online Privacy


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  • The information provided on this website is intended to provide a basic understanding of certain technologies and is not intended to be a comprehensive guide. 
  • Therefore, it should not be relied upon as the sole source of information and should not be used as a substitute for professional advice or expert analysis.
  • Please exercise caution when visiting or downloading from websites mentioned on this website and verify the safety of the website and software. 
  • Some websites and software may be flagged as malware by antivirus programs.
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  • The author reserves the right to update or change the information contained on this website at any time without prior notice.
  • Any attempts to perform penetration testing or ethical hacking on systems or networks should be done with the explicit permission of the system/network owner. 
  • Unauthorized access is illegal and can result in serious legal consequences.
  • It is important to fully understand the scope of the testing and to only test within that scope. Testing outside the agreed upon scope is considered unauthorized and may result in legal action.
  • Any findings or vulnerabilities discovered during testing should be reported to the system/network owner immediately and kept confidential until a fix can be implemented.
  • It is recommended to use a separate, dedicated testing environment rather than testing on a live production system to minimize the risk of accidentally causing damage or downtime.
  • It is important to take steps to protect your own identity and prevent accidental data leaks or exposure of sensitive information during testing.
  • It is also recommended to follow a standard code of ethics for ethical hacking and penetration testing.


Secure Online Privacy

Google Account Privacy Setups 


Google Privacy
Google Privacy


  • Review your Web & App Activity settings
    •     Web & App Activity = Pause
web-activity
web-activity


  • Review your YouTube History settings = Pause
  • Review how your ads are personalized
      •     My Ad Center
      •     Options for ads on Google services like YouTube
      •     Personalized ads - Off
Ad centre
Ad centre


    • Partner ads settings
      •     Options for ads on sites that partner with Google = turn-off
    • Review what profile info others see
Profile settings
Profile settings


  • Show your profile name, photo, and activity like reviews in ads. = turn-off 
  • Review what you share on YouTube
    •     Keep all my subscriptions private = turn-On
    •     Your subscriptions won’t be visible to others, unless you use features that make them public


Facebook Privacy checkup


FB Privacy settings
FB Privacy settings



Profile Information

Phone number Email Birthday Hometown Relationship Friends and following

all sections  select = only me 

About Ads on Facebook

Who can see your social interactions alongside ads? -= only me

Turn-Off from search engines searches


FB Search Engine
FB Search Engine


Android Privacy settings

  • Customisation service: = turn-off
  • Send diagnostic data = turn-off
  • Ads= turn-off all features, to disable interest based ads.

  • Privacy Dashboard:
    • https://support.google.com/android/answer/13530434?visit_id=638709986589014319-2002170806&p=privacy_dashboard&rd=1

  • App Permissions
    • Change app permissions on your Android phone
    • https://support.google.com/android/answer/9431959


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How to keep your Accounts safe

Multi-Factor Authentication


Updated for 2024

The most important part is to secure your .
There is an additional security step to certify your login. Known as “2-Step Authentication”, now Multi-Factor Authentication.

Let us go through the steps how enable them, before that you have to download the  app as mentioned below.

2-step from 2013


Download
-> “Authenticator” app from Google Play Store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator2&pcampaignid=web_share

Google authenticator app


Google:

Login into account:

Img: Google Account Tab
-> Select “MY Account”
-> Under “Sign-in & Security”
-> Under “Signing in to Google” -> Under “Password & sign-in method”
-> Select “2-Step Verification” -> Click to enable them and flow through the steps provided.
-> Open “Authenticator” app, Scan the code and complete the workflow.

Image 2017


2024 Multi-Factor Authentication:


2024 image

2024: 2-Step Verification Settings


2024: 2-step menu

2024: Enhanced Browsing 



2024 Dark web report

Enable the Dark web report to get info on any data breaches.

Data breach results




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Facebook:

Login into Account
-> Select “Settings” -> under “Security and Login” -> Under “Setting Up Extra Security”
-> Select “Use two-factor authentication”
-> Under “Code Generator”
-> Select “Set up a third party app to generate codes”
-> Open “Authenticator” app, Scan the code and complete the workflow.
Authenticator app

2024 FB Sign in approval notifications


2024: FB account setup menu






2024 FB 2-step


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Twitter:

Login into Account
-> Select “Settings and Privacy”
-> Under Security -> “Select a code generator app”, follow the steps as followed.
-> Open “Authenticator” app, Scan the code and complete the workflow.


2024: Twitter [ X ] Account Menu 


2024: 2-Step Menu



#Initial Published on 16 May 2017

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Deleting Data Request form

The Role of GDPR in Protecting Personal Data: non-compliance with GDPR standards.

Read more details : https://www.gouti1454.com/p/gdpr.html


Using Open-Source Tools to Request Data Deletion

If you're concerned about your data privacy, an open-source tool exists that lets you request data deletion from data brokers. You can access the tool: https://remover.visiblelabs.org/

In the UK and EU, users have the right to make a "Data Deletion Request" under the UK Data Protection Act.

Deleting Data Request form

For "sagacity solutions"

For example, if you'd like to request data deletion from Sagacity Solutions, you can use this link [https://www.mydatachoices.co.uk/Suppress] or contact them via email at dpo@sagacitysolutions.co.uk.

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Privacy Settings for windows

Disable all the telemetry ads data on windows.
  • https://wpd.app/

wpd.app
wpd.app


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Brave Browser


https://brave.com/download/

Install Brave Browser to avoid Ads and block scripts from websites, for both Windows and Android

Brave Browser, blocks ads on youtube

Brave browser: shield off
Brave browser: shield off



Brave browser: shield on
Brave browser: shield on


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