So, what can we do about it?

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1. So, what can we do about it? Jack Scott (jack@jackscott.id.au) @JackScottAU For Privacy Tasmania 2013 – “Nothing to hide but plenty to fear…”
2. We don’t want to be all doom and gloom
3. The Easy Stuff Stuff that requires a minute’s work once, and protects you forever.
4. Who’s got a mobile phone?
7. Turn off location tracking services on your phone (if you can) Google Maps, Google Latitude, Google Now
8. It will look something like this: http://www.howto-connect.com/configure-and-use-google-now-in-android-phone/
9. Or maybe like this: http://features.en.softonic.com/how-to-prevent-google-now-battery-drain
10. You see this? Don’t do this. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalelane/4647951547/sizes/o/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joncrel/6543116027/sizes/o/in/photostream/
11. Who uses a search engine?
12. Change your default search engine DuckDuckGo is a good choice So is StartPage
13. If you’re going to use Google or Bing… At least turn off search history tracking.
14. Who uses a social network? Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter, LinkedIn
15. Tweak your privacy settings. It’s a lot easier than you think.
16. Who uses a web browser?
17. Think about installing an ad- blocking plugin It really is a case of killing two birds with one stone! - but only if you like killing birds.
18. Turn on Do-Not-Track in your browser Not yet widely used by websites, but it’s another layer of defence.
19. A Bit More Effort… Stuff that is still “easy” technically but requires a bit more willpower.
20. Use a different password for every site Most repeated advice out there – ever! But it’s good advice.
21. Change your habits around social networks
22. It’s a bit like a jigsaw puzzle – every piece gives you an idea of what the whole picture looks like. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mujitra/3602384647/sizes/o/in/photostream/
23. Install and use Tor Tor is a browser designed to make you as secure as possible while on the Internet.
24. The Hard Stuff
25. Encrypt your email The best way is with a technology called PGP.
26. PGP is: • “Pretty Good Privacy” • A way of encrypting the contents of your email so only the recipient can decrypt it – nobody else. • No need to share passwords – everybody has their own password. • Doesn’t encrypt the metadata, so the government can still see who you are talking to.
27. http://www.aarontoponce.org/presents/gpg/images/public_key_encryption.gif
28. Thankyou! https://speakerdeck.com/jackscottau/so-what-can-we-do-about-it http://www.privacytas.org