Privacy Handout by Bill Bowman & Katrina Prohaszka

Privacy Handout By Bill Bowman & Katrina Prohaszka

RECOMMENDED PROGRAM SETTINGS 2 WEB BROWSER SETTINGS 2 WINDOWS 10 4 SMARTPHONES & TABLETS 4 EMAIL 5 SOCIAL MEDIA SETTINGS 5 Instagram 5 TikTok 6 Twitter 6 Snapchat 7 Venmo 7 Facebook 8

RECOMMENDED PRIVACY TOOLS 10 WEB BROWSERS 10 SEARCH ENGINES 10 VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS (VPNS) 10 ANTI-VIRUS/ANTI-MALWARE 10 PASSWORD MANAGERS 11 TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION 11

ADDITIONAL PRIVACY RESOURCES 12

RECOMMENDED PRIVACY TOOLS

WEB BROWSERS

● Tor browser -- https://www.torproject.org/download/ (advanced users) ● Brave browser -- https://brave.com/ ● Firefox -- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/exp/firefox/ ● Chrome & Microsoft Edge (Chrome-based) - Not recommended unless additional settings are changed

SEARCH ENGINES

● DuckDuckGo -- https://duckduckgo.com/ ● Qwant -- https://www.qwant.com/?l=en ● Swisscows -- https://swisscows.com/ ● Google -- Not private, uses algorithm based on your information

VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS (VPNS)

● NordVPN -- https://nordvpn.com/ ● ExpressVPN -- https://www.expressvpn.com/ ● 1.1.1.1 -- https://1.1.1.1/ ● Firefox VPN -- https://vpn.mozilla.org/ ● OpenVPN -- https://openvpn.net/ ● Sophos VPN -- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-utm-home-edition.aspx

ANTI-VIRUS/ANTI-MALWARE

● Malwarebytes -- https://www.malwarebytes.com/ ● Symantec -- https://securitycloud.symantec.com/cc/#/landing ● CCleaner -- https://www.ccleaner.com/ ● ESET -- https://www.eset.com/us/ ● Sophos -- https://home.sophos.com/en-us.aspx ● Windows Defender -- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/comprehensive-security (built-in to Windows 10)

PASSWORD MANAGERS

● Lastpass -- https://www.lastpass.com/ ● KeePass -- https://keepass.info/ ● KeeWeb -- https://keeweb.info/ ● Dashlane -- https://www.dashlane.com/

TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION

● Authy -- https://authy.com/ ● Built-in two-factor authentication (some emails like Google mail, various social media, etc. already have two-factor authentication as a built-in option)

RECOMMENDED PROGRAM SETTINGS

WEB BROWSER SETTINGS

● Private browsing mode (Private browsing mode does not save your search or web history) 1. To browse in Private mode, click the menu icon in the browser - it is usually in the top right corner of the window. 2. Select “New private mode” (Firefox) or “New incognito window (Chrome) to open your private browsing session.

● Set “Do Not Track” options ○ Firefox turns on “Do Not Track” requests by default for most websites ○ How to turn it on in Google Chrome: 1. Click the menu icon and go to Settings. 2. Under “Privacy and security”, click Cookies and other site data. 3. Turn on Send a “Do not track” request with your browsing traffic and click confirm when prompted.

● Add an “ad-block” extension ○ How to add extensions for Google Chrome: 1. Navigate to the Chrome Web Store at https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions 2. In the search bar, type “ad block” and press enter. Click the extension “AdBlock - best ad blocker” (it should have over 200,000 reviews). 3. Click “Add to Chrome” - it will install, and you’re all set!

○ How to add extensions for Firefox: 1. Click the menu icon and go to “Add-ons.” 2. In the search bar, type “ad block” and press enter. Click on the ad-block of your choice - the top results are all good options, just make sure to look for the “Recommended” or “Verified” tag next to the title.

3. Once you’ve selected the extension, click “Add to Firefox,” and then click “Add” on the pop-up and the extension will be installed!

WINDOWS 10

● Privacy settings All of the privacy settings can be found in the Settings App under “Privacy”

● Location, Camera & Microphone settings ○ Specific settings for each of these are found in the App permission section under the Privacy setting. Make sure that you know WHAT has access to your data!

SMARTPHONES & TABLETS

● App permissions (Access Camera, Microphone and Location)

● Location tracking

● Privacy settings

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EMAIL ● The following lists basic steps for improving your privacy and security for the most popular email platforms.

Gmail 1. Go to Account settings (top right) and click “Manage your Google Account”. 2. Once the new window opens, click “Manage your data and personalization”. 3. From here you can take the privacy check-up, scroll down a bit and turn off ad preferences and location history.

Yahoo 1. Go to Settings, then click on Security. 2. Check the option for “use SSL” - this makes sending and receiving emails secure.

SOCIAL MEDIA SETTINGS

● The following is a step-by-step guide for how to turn on Private Profiles and turn off targeted advertising (when relevant) in your social media apps. * these steps should be roughly the same whether you are on iPhones, Android phones, or the computer *

Instagram 1. Go to your profile, click the menu icon (top-right) and select Settings. 2. Go to Privacy and turn “Private Account” on.

3. For Ads, you cannot directly limit them from the Instagram app. However, Facebook owns Instagram, so if you have a Facebook account linked to Instagram and you change your ad preferences on Facebook, they will be reflected on Instagram as well.

TikTok 1. Go to your profile and click the menu icon (top-right) to open Settings. 2. Select Privacy, and under Discoverability, turn on “Private account”.

Twitter 1. If you’re on desktop, go to the notifications tab on the left and select the Settings icon to the right of it. If you’re on mobile, look for the Settings icon to the right of the Twitter search bar. This will open your account settings. 2. Select the “Privacy and safety” option and turn on “Protect you Tweets”.

Snapchat 1. Go to your profile and click the Gear icon (top-right) to open Settings. 2. Scroll down to the “Who can…” section, select each available option and set to “My Friends.”

Venmo

1. Click the Menu icon (top-right) and open Settings (near the bottom). 2. Select Privacy, and then set your default privacy setting to Private.

3. Additional option: from the Privacy menu, you can select “Past Transactions” at the bottom and “Change All to Private” - this will make all previous transactions private.

Facebook 1. Go to the menu icon (top-right on the computer), click on Settings, and select Privacy shortcuts.

2. You can go through all of your privacy settings on this page. The major privacy settings are listed under “Privacy” and all of these should be reviewed to make your account more private. You can also change additional settings in the “See more privacy settings” option.

3. If you scroll down a little further, you can change your ad activity by reviewing your Ad Preferences. Specifically, you can turn off targeted advertising by clicking on “... See your ad preferences.” Then, click on Data about your activity from partners, and make sure the “Not allowed” option is toggled off. (It will be blue and say “Allowed” if it is turned on).

4. If you do not want to worry about all of your Facebook privacy settings or do not want to use Facebook in general, you also have the option to deactivate your account and only use the Facebook Messenger app instead (this is NOT the same as deleting your Facebook account, and you can choose to reactivate your account at any time).

ADDITIONAL PRIVACY RESOURCES

● TED Talk: Glenn Greenwald: Why Privacy Matters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcSlowAhvUk ● Freedom of the Press Foundation - https://freedom.press/ ● Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) - https://www.eff.org/ ● Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Tip Sheets - https://www.cisa.gov/national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-resources