10-15 minute brownbag sessions. People won’t be bothered to read privacy guides links you send them. Bribe them with food. Try to get them all together somewhere with the promise of some snacks/drinks then have an interactive session about what you want to discuss. Don’t make it a lecture, make it like a casual conversation. Pick a topic and start with a real life event that happened that may directly affect them (i.e. the recent ssn breach). That will get them engaged.

It’s just the web version wrapped inside an app, not an actual, true, software application.

For sure. I guess I was thinking mostly for domestic travel within the US. But yeah, definitely weigh your options and see which one gives more bang for your buck.

With that and the crazy extra fees, you’re better off just staying in a hotel if you’re fewer than 4 people and only staying for a couple of days.

Huh, ok that’s interesting. I haven’t encountered that. I do remember seeing a pop up sometimes, but it’s not the one you’re seeing and it usually just happens one time on each account and doesn’t bother me again.

Is this after creating a new account? I have a bunch of free accounts that I’m actually working to get them all upgraded to the new 1GB email and 5GB drive allowance. I haven’t created a new account in a while so not sure if it’s only for newly created accounts.

Niiiice. I use a free account for some backups of some files and this is definitely a huge plus.

On browser extensions, uBlock Origin has come a long way that it basically also does what other privacy extensions provide. Simplifying your content/tracking blockers can actually make your browsing more secure, as well as make your fingerprint less unique. I’m still a bit of a sucker and have Privacy Badger installed, but will probably let go of it as well once I’m comfortable enough. Over the years I’ve had Disconnect, ClearURLs, and Decentraleyes alongside uBO.

I’ve used Aha and ControlD for the longest time, and just recently switched to Mullvad’s new DoH service.

Yup I understand that. I’m primarily asking what the community thinks is a better DNS blocker between Aha Blitz and Mullvad’s, both of which provide DNS blocking over https.

Don’t use the app and only log on using a firefox container on desktop, with all the usual privacy extensions. That and the usual - use a new email and maybe a burner number (if they require it). Also take some time to check your account settings (i.e. limit your post audience, etc.)

In some countries where facebook found a way to become “free” even without a data plan, facebook is literally the internet for a lot of people who can’t afford it. And that makes it even more dangerous.

Unfortunately it depends on the individual, so no one can really answer your question but yourself. For me, I draw the line when it personally becomes burdensome to maintain something. For example, I use Bitwarden to manage all my passwords, but I don’t trust myself enough to host and maintain a server and keep it online/secure, so I use their hosted service. I use google drive to store some miscellaneous stuff because of the free 15GB storage, but I don’t store any private files (personal photos, documents, etc.). I use ProtonDrive for more important stuff, and for very confidential files, I encrypt them first. I use google maps for navigation because of reliability and accuracy, but I use a separate google account for it. I know that doesn’t do much, but it keeps some level of separation for me personally. I still maintain a facebook account (although I barely use it) because of family, but I still use a facebook container on firefox and don’t use the mobile app. That plus all the privacy extensions.

The main thing is that it doesn’t have to be black or white. You don’t have to go full hermit, and at the same time you don’t need to fully embed yourself into the google ecosystem. Just do what you can and what you are comfortable with. As they say, don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.

Yeah, it all boils down to your threat model. Not everyone has the time, resources, or know-how to self-host everything, so it’s about balancing convenience with privacy, which unfortunately is almost one or the other now.

I can share a bit and confirm your expectations about the locale part. I moved to a different country and didn’t need to change my locale for a couple of months until I was forced to because some apps I needed (banking, transit, etc.) weren’t available in the app store unless I changed it. Other than that I didn’t seem to have any major issues. I believe subscriptions can also be tied to your method of payment (i.e. which country your credit card was issued) rather than locale, but that will vary depending on the app.

While Apple isn’t exactly the best model for privacy, it is more private than stock android, which is what OP is asking.

Ghostery used to sell (or just send back) user data to advertisers. While it was opt-in, that isn’t really a good look for a privacy tool. I stopped using it when that news broke out long ago, but I think now they are also showing ads of their own(?). Either way, uBO does almost everything now. I have Decentraleyes too, along with ClearURLs, and Privacy Badger (which supposedly is redundant to uBO now too).

You can have what Brave does except block ads/trackers, which uBO can cover anyway, but on Firefox or Librewolf instead. For extensions, ditch Ghostery.