Heating Up Podcast

Computer Magic: Basic Internet Security

Episode Summary

This week Derek and Corinne do the news, then get your nerdy self prepared. We discuss how to get your personal information off the web, how to secure your phone, encrypt digital communication and information, and how to actually browse the web anonymously. Its a lot. Some helpful links in the show notes

Episode Notes

This week Derek and Corinne do the news, then get your nerdy self prepared. We discuss how to get your personal information off the web, how to secure your phone, encrypt digital communication and information, and how to actually browse the web anonymously.

Its a lot.

Some helpful links

Equality labs made this guide which includes links to many data broker opt outs and a lot of other useful info:  https://medium.com/@EqualityLabs/anti-doxing-guide-for-activists-facing-attacks-from-the-alt-right-ec6c290f543c
They also have a ton of great digital security info on their website https://www.equalitylabs.org/resources-1

Wired magazine also had a useful guide we stole information from here https://www.wired.com/2017/12/digital-security-guide/

also mentioned in the show:
https://www.deleteme.com/
https://www.deseat.me/

the Tor Browser can be downloaded here:
https://www.torproject.org/