Re:Ask HN: What steps do you take to protect yourself and yo...
by Abishek_Muthian on Saturday November 27, 2021 @01:53AM
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> The least tech-saavy amongst my family either get Chromebooks (which I despise because Google), or they get a Windows machine that I lock down pretty hard
Sounds reasonable, Installing alternate OS on Chromebooks is also an option[1]. This is especially useful since Chromebooks are often subsidized and portable laptops capable of running Linux (or even Windows) often cost at least 2x more.
Note: Alternate OS on Chromebooks doesn't guarantee bypassing hardware level data collection if any.
> I'd like to install PiHole
Add NETDATA[1] to the same device you're installing PiHole in and set up alerts on Netdata. This way you can get an notification when there's weird activity on the network(not just silent blocking), e.g. You'll see apps from your phone, tablet calling out their analytics mama during midnight to push out data.
Sounds reasonable, Installing alternate OS on Chromebooks is also an option[1]. This is especially useful since Chromebooks are often subsidized and portable laptops capable of running Linux (or even Windows) often cost at least 2x more.
Note: Alternate OS on Chromebooks doesn't guarantee bypassing hardware level data collection if any.
> I'd like to install PiHole
Add NETDATA[1] to the same device you're installing PiHole in and set up alerts on Netdata. This way you can get an notification when there's weird activity on the network(not just silent blocking), e.g. You'll see apps from your phone, tablet calling out their analytics mama during midnight to push out data.
[1] https://mrchromebox.tech/
[2] https://learn.netdata.cloud/guides/monitor/pi-hole-raspberry...