en:security:tips

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Tips for more secure communication

Tips for more secure communication

1. Encrypt your Computer / Smartphone

Windows: Veracrypt
Mac OSX: FileVault 2
Linux: select full-disk-encryption during installation
Android: system settings

2. Set a lockscreen-password to prevent unauthorized access to your computer/smartphone

3. Use a password-manager

z.B. KeepassX

4. Encrypt your communication

Short messages and mobile calling: Signal ( Android ) ; Signal (iOS)
Email: Thunderbird with GPG and Enigmail-plugin - see How-to
Surfing: Browser-plugin HTTPS Everywhere
Chat: Pidgin (Windows, Linux) , Adium (Mac OSX) both with OTR-Plugin

5. Use Tor-browser for anonymous browsing

Tor-browser (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)
Orfox (Tor-browser for Android.) Attention! Orfox is currently still in beta-phase. We therefore currently advise against using Orfox on your smartphone for strong anonymity. Orfox only works in conjuction with Orbot. Orfox is a mobile browser designed with privacy in mind while Orbot contains the actual Tor-application

6. Find and use trustworthy service providers

an overview over all our services - currently only in german

** Note: To use many of these programs, you can use the Tails Live-CD without having to install the programs on your computer.

en/security/tips.txt · Last modified: 2022/11/29 22:36 by y