I'm looking for someone who could do a post on tech safety. So staying safe online, avoiding giving too much data away and anything that you thought would be useful. If you can help comment here or DM me
I'm looking for someone who could do a post on tech safety. So staying safe online, avoiding giving too much data away and anything that you thought would be useful. If you can help comment here or DM me
21 Comments
bacon_pdp@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
BroBot9000@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Damn! Solid advice. Would love to hear his whole spiel.
bacon_pdp@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
ZDL@lazysoci.al · 1 pts · 1y
My SO says the same thing. (He's an electronics engineer who writes the software buried inside devices.) "For every can there is a can opener." He also rants about different attacks, the worst one apparently being a "rubber hose attack". (I think he means people getting tortured to open up whatever it is.)
mauuumauukittycat@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
“rubber hose attack” sounds like a move in cuphead
bacon_pdp@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
python@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Like, specifically as a woman? I think all the common net safety advice still applies - don't use your real name, don't be too specific on where you're from, don't post pictures of your face etc.
I might not have the best insight tho, since I've always preferred to present somewhat gender-neutral with all my online personas 🐍
LadyButterfly@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Thanks mate, those are crucial points. I'm hoping someone can do something more in depth
ZDL@lazysoci.al · 2 pts · 1y
I used to do that, then decided "to Hell with hiding behind ambiguity". I decided, in short, that if sexist assholes want to treat me badly because of what I have between my legs they can rot in Hell. I block early and block often online these days.
Of course I don't have pictures of me online. (Two have leaked to the best of my knowledge, and the youngest of those is ... I want to say a dozen years old now?) My online name is not my real one (though someone who knows my real one will appreciate my choices in online IDs and probably get a giggle out of it). And since the wannabe dom incident of, like, 30 years ago, I do not share my phone number, address, employer, etc. to anybody online ever.
flynnguy@programming.dev · 9 pts · 1y
The EFF https://ssd.eff.org/ has a lot of good info.
recursive_recursion@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y
I can definitely help with this👍
For general talking points:
I'm sure I know more about this as I personally try to help my friends and family protect themselves, just can't think of more to add atm.
Feel free to hit me up if you have any questions🤗
LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
This is an excellent comment! Thanks for sharing
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Bit higher level, but this should cover arguably 50% of tech safety risks: other people.
Section 2.2 of this, and maybe section 2.4
https://www.professormesser.com/security-plus/sy0-701/sy0-701-video/sy0-701-comptia-security-plus-course/
Edit:
Also, disable everything you don't need in settings, everywhere (apps, entire systems, etc). If you don't know what it is, and the description sounds like a non-security setting, disable it anyway and hope nothing breaks. If something does break, read up on the setting more and assess the risk of enabling it again.
Device hardening like that makes you a harder target, and unless you're important or somebody hates you, they'll give up quickly.
LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Blimey I looked at permissions and there were loads of things that had access to things they shouldn't. Then looked at apps and I've got ones sharing info and I've no clue why they're on the phone at all. Nice one!
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Lot of weird stuff out there. Samsung wont let the basic camera app function without location access IIRC, as an example
oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
We could help if you'd like!
LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
That would be great if you could! No rush on it just whenever you can.
oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
What do you want us to do exactly?
LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Could you just do a post about staying safe online? More than basics about no photos etc. There's some great info in this thread but I don't understand any of it. It's just putting it together in a simple way.
oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Yes, we can do that. We are very good at explaining things in easy to understand ways.
LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
That's great thanks so much oftheair!
oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Sure, it'll take a while but we will write it.
LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
You're a star thanks 😊