Privacy

GPS Logging

Did you know that Google tracks where you’ve been?
Same as Apple, with their Find My iPhone app.

–> Turn off location services when you don’t need it

RF Jamming

You can create a Faraday’s cage for your device by wrapping it in layers of aluminium foil.
This will stop any radio waves from entering (and leaving)

Search Enginers

Search engines track you and collect your data.
Search history, bounce rates, etc - and with these pieces of data they are able to piece together a pretty good image of who you are.

–> Perhaps try out DuckDuckGo

SSO / FA / Website Integration

Websites often provide you several ways to log into your account.

Most commonly, logging in via Facebook, Twitter, GitHub, etc.

But if you care about privacy - you’d realise that you’re just giving more companies your data.

–> Don’t log on with Single Sign On, Federated Identity

Also, Firefox has account containers (could try SessionBox on Chrome) which separate your browser data between sites.

Private Browsing

Your browser has Incognito / Private Browsing mode, which stops your browser from storing browser history, form data, and cookies.

But it doesn’t stop your network administrator, ISP, or possibly even the government from seeing your network traffic.

You could also try using a Virtual Private Network, which connects your computer to another network (usually with a different public IP) - which can be used to conceal or even spoof your location.

But can you trust the VPN?

There is also Onion Routing / Tor, which securely relays your traffic between several nodes.
This makes tracing network traffic back to you somewhat harder.

“Trying to conceptualise privacy obscures the full brunt of what privacy really is” (paraphrased)