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I am becoming more and more concerned about what information the ubiquitous "They" are collecting about me, and as such, I would like to minimize my e-identity "footprint", as it were (this site notwithstanding). Google, Youtube, eBay, Amazon, Gmail...you name it. All of them have information of one sort or another about me, and I'm really beginning to feel that things may be getting out of hand.
I'm not on Facebook, I don't "Tweet", and I don't have a smart phone (with all of the BS tracking stuff that is included). Despite the way this may sound, I really have no reason to be paranoid, nor do I have anything to hide, but I'd prefer to keep my privacy, well.....private. I just don't like the idea of someone essentially "looking over my shoulder" while I am online, but I don't know what to do about it.
As such, does anyone know how best to go about this?
Also, I'm considering dumping my Gmail account, but I don't know where else to turn. As an idea, could I host my own site, and run my email through there? I really don't know how this works, obviously....
I fully realize that it's inevitable that someday soon, none of us will have any secrets (possibly even within our own heads), but I would like to put-off that day for as long as possible.
Looking for ideas and advice.
Thanks.
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Topic - Online privacy Q, please. - JimK 10:31:46 02/29/12 (45)
- You might want try - plantsman 04:03:39 03/03/12 (0)
- Here's a little help from someone over at Outside... - Lee M 18:41:22 02/29/12 (2)
- I like it, but.... - JimK 12:17:47 03/01/12 (1)
- I put it on my home pc - LousyTourist 04:22:19 03/02/12 (0)
- I'm in the same boat - Valvociraptor 18:23:00 02/29/12 (1)
- Whoa! Seriously? - JimK 12:14:43 03/01/12 (0)
- Don't use Grocery Store discount cards - Alpha Al 18:15:06 02/29/12 (4)
- RE: Don't use Grocery Store discount cards - amioutaline? 13:59:17 03/01/12 (0)
- Never have, never will. - JimK 12:11:53 03/01/12 (2)
- RE: Never have, never will. - Alpha Al 10:55:29 03/02/12 (1)
- RE: Never have, never will. - Neil E. 16:59:30 03/02/12 (0)
- RE: Online privacy Q, please. - Rod M 17:06:17 02/29/12 (1)
- I really should check my cookie settings. - JimK 10:57:53 03/01/12 (0)
- Another solution :-) - Batman 16:10:43 02/29/12 (1)
- My personal preference runs more toward the Centurion model: - JimK 07:41:19 03/01/12 (0)
- Here's help; TOR, the onion router; and proxy servers are your friends, never sign-in to an online - cfb 15:49:33 02/29/12 (3)
- Holy cow! - JimK 10:54:38 03/01/12 (0)
- Sounds interesting....how's performance? - Rod M 17:07:21 02/29/12 (1)
- Running as a relay is optional but it would help the overall TOR system. As to performance it does take - cfb 18:00:08 02/29/12 (0)
- Total information Awareness - newdreams 15:39:04 02/29/12 (2)
- Cheery! (nt) - JimK 07:44:04 03/01/12 (0)
- Total Information Awareness, That goes back to the NSA's Project Echelon which predates post 9/11 legislation. - cfb 16:01:20 02/29/12 (0)
- RE: Online privacy Q, please. - Jack G 13:53:50 02/29/12 (1)
- Google accounts. - JimK 07:07:51 03/01/12 (0)
- There's nothing wrong with having a Gmail account.... - StephenJK 13:04:34 02/29/12 (1)
- RE: There's nothing wrong with having a Gmail account.... - JimK 06:40:14 03/01/12 (0)
- Three intersecting trends make that impossible. - free.ranger 12:55:51 02/29/12 (2)
- (sigh) You're probably right. - JimK 06:32:05 03/01/12 (1)
- The absolutely worst thing you can do --let it all make you paranoid. - free.ranger 09:38:47 03/01/12 (0)
- Pretty tough. - grantv 12:15:32 02/29/12 (8)
- "Enemy of The State" - JimK 12:38:07 02/29/12 (7)
- You've shuffled from Gene to Mel. :) - grantv 08:02:39 03/01/12 (4)
- Didn't Gene Hackman blow-up his place in "Enemy of The State"? - JimK 08:12:22 03/01/12 (3)
- Right you are! - grantv 08:14:42 03/01/12 (2)
- RE: Right you are! - JimK 08:32:13 03/01/12 (1)
- Not even close. - grantv 11:10:39 03/01/12 (0)
- Reminds me of another Gene Hackman movie on surveillance “The Conversation” 1974 nt. - cfb 15:46:04 02/29/12 (1)
- It was the same character - badman 08:12:25 03/06/12 (0)
- "You have no privacy. Get over it.' - mwhitmore 11:05:59 02/29/12 (6)
- The next gen doesn't care - So get over it. - G Squared 15:15:18 02/29/12 (2)
- There's a lot of truth to that. - JimK 06:30:02 03/01/12 (0)
- Well, just because they are completely clueless is no reason to follow suit. nt. - cfb 16:26:42 02/29/12 (0)
- I know, I know. - JimK 12:33:06 02/29/12 (2)
- Well, how about creating a 'secret identity'? - mwhitmore 17:09:42 02/29/12 (1)
- Sounds positively "James Bond-ish".... - JimK 06:25:16 03/01/12 (0)
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