privacy with mozilla
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Privacywith
byAnkit Mehta@metankit
WHAT IS PRIVACY?
Data privacy means protecting the rights of the individual to prevent others from stealing their identity, knowing their personal information and much more.
WHY SHOULD I CARE?• Thefts and Domestic violence• Behavorial Marketing • Your data is worth real, tangible money to the companies
that offer you free services and the companies they do business with
• You get a digital platform to store and share your life; they get a Large Happy Meal out of it
• Digital Footprints• Identity theft• Revealing unwanted information for jobseekers
SOME GENERIC SOLUTIONS• Use a strong Password (Use a Passphrase instead of
Password)• Keep strong antivirus and spyware protection• Provide only information which is necessary• Be careful when you click (Especially short links) • Never provide a work associated email to a social network
platform• Use privacy focused search engines such as DuckDuckGo• Be Cautious of Pop-Ups• Don’t Publicise vacation plans (Especially the dates of
your travel) 9. Keep checking your privacy settings
HOW DOES
COME INTO PICTURE?
about:preferencesCookie SettingsDo Not Track
about:privatebrowsingTracking Protection
Forget Buttonabout:permissions
about:configPrivacy Add-ons
Major Privacy Add-ons
NoScript Security SuiteHTTPS Everywhere
Web of TrustBetter Privacy
Lightbeam
