So, possible silly questions here but can I actually change the e-mail on my various subscriptions to switch them over to Proton or do I have to set up new accounts/subscriptions? I have to be honest, I do EVERYthing online so this is a huge undertaking. I'm understanding that I need to go in and create a new password then se…
So, possible silly questions here but can I actually change the e-mail on my various subscriptions to switch them over to Proton or do I have to set up new accounts/subscriptions? I have to be honest, I do EVERYthing online so this is a huge undertaking. I'm understanding that I need to go in and create a new password then set up all those vendors (through a password mgr) as well as the debit/credit card I use for all of them (privacy.com)...? Is that correct? I set up duckduck and I started researching the VPN. I'm in the Grand Canyon and the Internet is already sloooow. Finding out that the VPN will slow it down even more wasn't exactly the highlight of my afternoon. I read that you don't need a VPN w/Brave browser but I guess that's not true...? Also, does using a VPN, Signal and an encrypted e-mail negate the need to use a dumb phone? You're still tracked, right? The moment it comes out of a Faraday bag...? And does it matter if the person you're communicating with hasn't taken all these precautions? Can you be tracked THAT way, through the other phone? I have no idea, just wondering.
Wow Debbie. A lot of questions in this. I'll try to answer them all. First, regarding changing your email on subscriptions, yes, you can do that. You're right though, that would take a long time. If you have your own email address (for example, debbie@debbieh.com) then you could simply redirect that email address to your new email provider and all the emails will follow you to your new provider. However, if you use something like debbie at gmail dot com, you don't own that email address. I suggest that you may want to keep your existing email for newsletters and non-important stuff, and then make a new protonmail account for your important email (I'd still recommend that you use your own domain, if that is not too technical for you). I'm glad that you are using DuckDuckGo, a password manager and privacy.com. Be careful with the VPN you use. The VPN company will be able to see everything you do, so you have to be able to trust them. I like ProtonVPN because I trust them. A VPN does not necessarily slow things down. Yes, even if you use Brave, you need a VPN. As far as the dumb phone, there is only so much you can do. It's simply not possible to totally extricate yourself from the system unless you go phoneless and completely off grid. Find your balance point.
I haven't done the PM and privacy.com yet. I was just making sure I knew what I had to do.
I will share that with my first DuckDuckGo search (and it was only the blasted weather!) it said that it had blocked Google, Amazon and 12 other sites trying to track me!!! Unreal.
Hi, Glenn!
So, possible silly questions here but can I actually change the e-mail on my various subscriptions to switch them over to Proton or do I have to set up new accounts/subscriptions? I have to be honest, I do EVERYthing online so this is a huge undertaking. I'm understanding that I need to go in and create a new password then set up all those vendors (through a password mgr) as well as the debit/credit card I use for all of them (privacy.com)...? Is that correct? I set up duckduck and I started researching the VPN. I'm in the Grand Canyon and the Internet is already sloooow. Finding out that the VPN will slow it down even more wasn't exactly the highlight of my afternoon. I read that you don't need a VPN w/Brave browser but I guess that's not true...? Also, does using a VPN, Signal and an encrypted e-mail negate the need to use a dumb phone? You're still tracked, right? The moment it comes out of a Faraday bag...? And does it matter if the person you're communicating with hasn't taken all these precautions? Can you be tracked THAT way, through the other phone? I have no idea, just wondering.
Any add'l insights would be appreciated.
Thanks so much!!!
Wow Debbie. A lot of questions in this. I'll try to answer them all. First, regarding changing your email on subscriptions, yes, you can do that. You're right though, that would take a long time. If you have your own email address (for example, debbie@debbieh.com) then you could simply redirect that email address to your new email provider and all the emails will follow you to your new provider. However, if you use something like debbie at gmail dot com, you don't own that email address. I suggest that you may want to keep your existing email for newsletters and non-important stuff, and then make a new protonmail account for your important email (I'd still recommend that you use your own domain, if that is not too technical for you). I'm glad that you are using DuckDuckGo, a password manager and privacy.com. Be careful with the VPN you use. The VPN company will be able to see everything you do, so you have to be able to trust them. I like ProtonVPN because I trust them. A VPN does not necessarily slow things down. Yes, even if you use Brave, you need a VPN. As far as the dumb phone, there is only so much you can do. It's simply not possible to totally extricate yourself from the system unless you go phoneless and completely off grid. Find your balance point.
Perf! Thanks, Glenn.
I haven't done the PM and privacy.com yet. I was just making sure I knew what I had to do.
I will share that with my first DuckDuckGo search (and it was only the blasted weather!) it said that it had blocked Google, Amazon and 12 other sites trying to track me!!! Unreal.