Data Mining Protection

[coldsteelva]

Most folks have old/obsolete or replaced cell phones handy - if you still want to use FB (blech) than create a throwaway email account for it and only use that device to access those privacy eliminating apps. Don't use the phone that you use daily.

 

[corysorndorff]

I have not heard about 鏑ockdown app before. What the purpose of this app?

 

[gstrom99]

^^^^^ Yes this. In September of 2017, Equifax announced a data breach that exposed the personal information of 147 million people.

I'm still waiting for my "Settlement". I use Duck Duck Go as my default search engine, who supposedly don't track me. Firefox for my web browser, and I like their privacy blocker apps. They seem to be working well. I don't like Google, at all... I also have most the apps on my Android phone "ask for permission" or turned off.

 

[kf4uda]

I have been considering subscribing to a paid VPN service. I have been looking at different services and reviewing them and have narrowed the candidates down to expressvpn and nordvpn. I am leaning toward nordvpn. Are any of you using either of these two VPN services? If so would you mind sharing your experiences with them?

High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service | ExpressVPN

Best VPN service. Online security starts with a click. | NordVPN

 

[mcfarmall]

I have Nord VPN. it works fine on my iPhone but not so well on my iMac. I have to ask my son to get it working every time he comes over. Now I understand why old people are hesitant to get new things because all they do is make your life difficult.

Also Nord will sometimes interfere with phone apps like the one to do online banking at the credit union.

Other than that it works great, I guess.

 

[wheelbuilder]

I'm using nord. It doesn't seem to have a measurable impact on the speed. It has helped with some pop up ads. The price is pretty reasonable if you go with a year at a clip.
I did have an odd issue renewing, it was griping about the credit card. I tried again an hour later without issue.
I like that they readily share their privacy auditing.

I have been considering subscribing to a paid VPN service. I have been looking at different services and reviewing them and have narrowed the candidates down to expressvpn and nordvpn. I am leaning toward nordvpn. Are any of you using either of these two VPN services? If so would you mind sharing your experiences with them?

High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service | ExpressVPN

Best VPN service. Online security starts with a click. | NordVPN

 

[kf4uda]

I signed up with Nord for a year. So far it seems to be working really well. Thanks for your feedback.