Basic Internet Privacy and Security

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Email https://mail.tutanota.com/
you can set passwords for encryption that is sent as a separate email. all email sent to another tutanota account is encrypted by default.

Email Alias:https://simplelogin.io/ this allows you to create a random alias when signing up for sites that can be redirected to your base email. allows 15 free aliases. tutorial here

Text/SMS app https://signal.org/ it is the only app encrypted by default as whatsapp and Telegram do not. you must do it in settings and data can still be scraped.

Password manager https://bitwarden.com/ this stores all your passwords in one place and will generate strong secure passwords for you as well as fill them for sites. the app is free for all devices. you simply need to remember one strong master password. tutorial here

VPN https://mullvad.net/ this is one of the very few vpn services that has not sold out to Kape Technologies (look it up) and is thus privacy focused and claims to remain that way for the future. this is the only option on this list that is not free. cost is 5euro/mo or about 6.50$us

Operating system: for windows users that want a windows like experience i recommend elementryOS https://elementary.io/ it is one of the best distros for Linux beginners.
also recommended for the more privacy focused is the TailsOS https://tails.boum.org/ as it can be run from a usb stick and leaves no trace once ejected

for windows users an antivirus is a must. I use Avira https://www.avira.com/ as they don't sell data. this is also a free service. tutorial here

 

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VPN https://mullvad.net/ this is one of the very few vpn services that has not sold out to Kape Technologies (look it up) and is thus privacy focused and claims to remain that way for the future.

It wouldn't be the first time a supposedly "privacy focused" company is revealed to neglect it's policies.

for windows users an antivirus is a must. I use Avira https://www.avira.com/ as they don't sell data

That's quite a claim, specially when talking about AV companies, istg most AVs are way more insidious than your average malware, but instead of cracking banking services, stealing from cryptowallets, mining cryptos or whatever, they sell data to massive data hoarding companies. Instead of installing loads of bs software that effectively do nothing against real threats, you could just take a bit of time to learn how to properly use a computer. Oh, and also, if you don't want to take much time with all of that, you might as well just use the default Windows AV, Defender, it's nothing special, but it gets a bit of work done.