Re:Security Checklist
by diegoperini on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @09:26AM
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> Take note that some of these tips are either not considered good practice or even harmful depending on your locale.
...or even impossible in some cases.
* 1.1.1.1 is blocked in Turkey.
* Most VPN providers are blocked in Turkey.
My personal opinions:
* I don't like the promotion of Brave over Firefox. Change my mind if you can.
* Stressing the importance of HTTPS (extensions like HTTPS Everywhere) should really be included in this list.
Re:Security Checklist
by Hbthegreat on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @06:03AM
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That is if every company that is in the chain follows those strict data protection laws.
It wouldn't be the first time that bad actors exploited legally protected browsing.
The same applies to VPN providers. You're just moving around who you trust.
Re:Security Checklist
by newaccoutnas on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @05:45AM
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I think the point is more about if you're on uncontrolled wifi (i.e. internet cafes) access points or other nefarious things like mobile providers that rewrite CSP policy (vodafone.pt). These things happen and some safety via a VPN may help.
Take note that some of these tips are either not considered good practice or even harmful depending on your locale.
E.g., the data protection standards in the EU are so high, that there's no need to worry about DNS or ISP snooping for advertisements/tracking. This makes using a VPN or using a different DNS less useful. I might even go so far and call it harmful, because you're introducing a party that you don't have such a strong contract with.