I think it is crutial to understand that private data have a similar mechanics as a trap for animals. We need to opt out before the desaster happens. Our influence is at the decision, which services to use and which people and companies I am willing to share my private data. Once they are out I have no control. But time can always heal such exposure. Now is the right time to decrease exposure of yet another private data point. Improve your #privacy where you can. Find companies you can pay with a small amount of money and in the return store your data encrypted in a no-log dataserver instead of paying with your data. Or when an option keep data on your own hardware. Where you have control. Use free software. Since it is the only software we can actually have control over.

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Beim iPhone blinkt ein gelber Punkt? Achten Sie darauf, was Sie sagen

Mit verschiedenen Signalen zeigt das iPhone, ob Apps uns überwachen. Doch was sagen die gelben, grünen und blauen Punkte im Display? Hier erfahre...

#privacy #hygiene #security It is a great routine to check restrictions of apps. When one is unsure, if a permission is needed, there is no harm in rejecting it. As a user one will find out, whev a crutial function is only accessible by allowing a permission. Permission is one of the better security and privacy precautions Smarphone users can make use of.