Remove yourself from the internet

[marcusuk63]

https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-erase-your-digital-footprint-and-make-google-forget-you/
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/11/tim...s-dysfunctional-with-perverse-incentives.html

 

[Severen]

Well most of it is designed to spy on you nowadays. Your Operating System as well.

 

[Superfluous]

Well most of it is designed to spy on you nowadays. Your Operating System as well.

M$, Apple, Android, Chrome OS, etc. certainly. Linux probably not as it's open source.

 

[Severen]

M$, Apple, Android, Chrome OS, etc. certainly. Linux probably not as it's open source.

Yeah, pretty much everything you do gets sent to the NSA etc. But I don't really care. But I'm sure, some people out there, do care.

 

[M]

Yeah, pretty much everything you do gets sent to the NSA etc. But I don't really care. But I'm sure, some people out there, do care.

I hate the fact that everything we do is tracked. I try to lessen that by using a VPN, but I don't feel that it's enough.

 

[Superfluous]

I watched the Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour. I think it mentioned the sort of precautions he was taking. Excellent viewing.

 

[Severen]

I watched the Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour. I think it mentioned the sort of precautions he was taking. Excellent viewing.

Yes, he offers some good advice, especially when it comes to creating your passwords.

 

[Superfluous]

Yes, he offers some good advice, especially when it comes to creating your passwords.

I created my own 32-bit password hash app in php (did a bit of Web design) and stored it locally on my NAS. Well, I say I created it - the code was developed by someone else, but it's considered the industry standard for encrypting passwords in sql databases. Just changed a few parameters and created a frontend for personal use.

 

[Alchemist]

Sadly, the only way to truly disappear is by moving to a place where the internet doesn't reach. I kinda miss the days before computers and the internet.

 

[WinterIsComing]

Some guys have a team of people possing positive articles about themselfs as a way to seem good people lol

 

[Superfluous]

Some guys have a team of people possing positive articles about themselfs as a way to seem good people lol

As do most major corporations.