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Reminder: Every "free" web account that you create is an attack vector, an addition to your attack surface. Every additional set of login credentials that has anything to do with "you", every working email address you provide: each one of these is a digital point of weakness that you have voluntarily provided to your enemies and predators. Make sure each new one is worth it.
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Jul 24, 2023 at 8:09pmWeb
Show threadWest RoseJul 24, 2023
@ErosBlog okay but how do I protect besides using a vpn? I live online.
Show threadErosBlog Bacchus has moved!Jul 24, 2023
@westrose How you protect yourself from the attack vectors you choose to live with is a very complex question, but the point I'm making has more to do with thinking very hard about how many such vectors we want to create. When I click the link and the article fades off after a paragraph and a box says "get your free log-in now to finish reading" is it really worth it? The rent-seeking trend is to enclose everything in logins, and I'm for *not* cooperating with these predatory business models.
Show threadphilippa 🇬🇧Jul 25, 2023
@westrose @ErosBlog
I use a disposable email service, anonaddy, for one off purchases and to read a specific article on the sites that operate as outlined. If you get deluged with spam you can disable the email address on the anonaddy website and the spam never reaches your inbox.
Show threadWest RoseJul 25, 2023
@philippa @ErosBlog that’s smart I’m gonna do that. But outside of social media apps and emails and nsfw platforms, I don’t really venture to those sites when they ask you to create an account to view something like that.
Show threadphilippa 🇬🇧Jul 25, 2023
@westrose @ErosBlog
I am by no means anyone's idea of an expert and there seem to be many more in this neighbourhood who can offer opinions based on greater experience but the other thing that might be worth a look is NextDNS. You can get a free account with 300k queries per month and check all the background activities going on in your device. I struggled to get it set up on my PC but it works very well on my phone.
Show threadWest RoseJul 25, 2023
@philippa @ErosBlog thanks for the tip ☺️