# Internet Safety overview

*Modern issues in a technologically hyper-interconnected age.*

* surveillance capitalism — larger than governments. capitalism is the hydra
* surveillance tyranny — your government is not your friend
* data theft — your private data can be ransomed and sold
* account theft — your account logins can be ransomed and sold
* centralization — all your data belong to enormous companies, who sell it and give it to the govts
  * learn about decentralization in a dedicated section: [decentralization](https://tchspprt.gitbook.io/power-user/digital-life-freedom/decentralization "mention")&#x20;
* Remember that anything you do that could be a threat to capitalism can & probably will be deemed a t\*\*\*\*\*ist threat, either now or some day when you gather enough momentum.

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## Full Security Checklist

*You need all of these things set up in order to be safe.*

*You wouldn't leave your house unlocked, would you?*

Use the Quick Setup Guide to get yourself quickly set up, or scroll down to read a bit about each aspect of online safety.

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#### Inside your computer

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<summary>Firewall</summary>

*Learn more details on 🔗📄* [firewalls](https://tchspprt.gitbook.io/power-user/digital-life-freedom/internet-safety/inside-your-computer/firewalls "mention")

* SimpleWall — [github](https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall)
* Binisoft MalwareBytes firewall — [homepage](https://www.binisoft.org/wfc)
* NextDNS — [homepage](https://nextdns.io/) — actually this is a configurable DNS service, so can be used like a firewall

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<summary>Block OS <a data-footnote-ref href="#user-content-fn-1">telemetry</a></summary>

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<summary>Antivirus</summary>

You must not rely solely on *one* antivirus application; nor should you rely entirely upon antivirus software to protect you.

*Learn more details on* 📄[antivirus-apps](https://tchspprt.gitbook.io/power-user/digital-life-freedom/internet-safety/inside-your-computer/antivirus-apps "mention")

* Kaspersky Antivirus — you can get a free 30-day trial with each new account. You can make unlimited new accounts by using email aliases.
* Windows Security isn't too bad these days, it finds most malicious code. You should still use Kaspersky occasionally, and especially if you are suspicious.
* MalwareBytes seems to be good too. Check it out.

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<summary>Internet connection killswitch</summary>

Kill your internet connection immediately in case something goes wrong

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#### Internet connection

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<summary>DNS handler — circumvent blocks, control adverts and malware</summary>

circumvent blocks, control adverts and malware

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<summary><a data-footnote-ref href="#user-content-fn-2">WARP</a> — circumvent blocks and surveillance; _does not hide your location_</summary>

Circumvent blocks and surveillance. *WARP does NOT hide your location.*

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<summary><a data-footnote-ref href="#user-content-fn-3">VPN</a> — circumvent everything. Hides your location and the content of your traffic.</summary>

Circumvent everything. *A VPN hides your location and the content of your traffic.*

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#### Internet activities

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<summary>Account security — storing passwords, 2FA codes, security keys (etc) securely</summary>

Storing passwords, 2FA codes, security keys (etc) securely.

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<summary>Social media privacy</summary>

something in another

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<summary>Block web browsing telemetry — browser apps and websites collect data about you</summary>

something in another

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<summary>Decentralised communications — messaging, social media sites</summary>

something in another

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<summary>Anonymised communications — important if your topics are sensitive</summary>

Sometimes there are things that you need to talk about online which you don't want tied to you.

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[^1]: Measurements of you and your computer usage, that a company collects in order to build a profile of you and your activities, for them to a) sell to advertising agencies, and to b) measure human behaviour and build a hyper model of humanity, thus reducing us to a fully-predictable set of behaviours.

[^2]: A service by CloudFlare.

    **NOTE THAT THIS IS SIMILAR TO A VPN BUT IT IS&#x20;*****NOT*****&#x20;A VPN**.

    WARP hides the contents of your messages (a bit) but does not hide your location.

    **USE A VPN IF YOU NEED TO ACTUALLY HIDE YOUR INTERNET TRAFFIC**.

[^3]: Virtual Private Network. *Paid* VPNs are secure; they hide your location *and* the contents of your internet traffic.
