advice

Dos

  • Think
  • Install an ad-blocker.
  • Pay cash.
  • Use services based on open protocols.
  • Encrypt your data.
  • Communicate via decentralized services.
  • Minimize the amount of personal data you put into the internet.

Don'ts

  • Cut out WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, etc.
  • Don't use Amazon, Meta, Apple, Google, etc.
  • So no to payback-like bonus programs.
  • Stay off public cameras.
  • Avoid centralized services.
  • Don't rely on closed protocols.

In practice

  • Use Posteo, Tuta or Proton for E-Mail.
  • Post your cat pics on the Fediverse.
  • Chat via Signal, DeltaChat, XMPP or Matrix.
  • Host the cloud yourself with Nextcloud.
  • Get yourself a GrapheneOS or postmarketOS phone.