Episode 16: Digital Detox - how to cleanse yourself on Data Protection Day GDPR Now!

On the day after Data Protection Day (or Privacy Day, depending on whether you are tomato or tomato) we take a look at privacy enhancing technologies - how to control, restrict and eliminate your personal data footprint (if that’s what you want to do). This podcast will be invaluable for privacy professionals that want to know what PETs are available and for consumers that would like to have greater control of their digital profiles.

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Guest/s
Abigail Dubiniecki
Data Protection Specialist
My Inhouse Lawyer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abigaild/

Host
Mark Sherwood-Edwards
info@thisisdpo.co.uk

Materials
Competition and Markets Authority (UK competition regulator) report on digital advertising
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-lifts-the-lid-on-digital-giants

Links to PETs
(Privacy Enhancing Tech) and resources mentioned in the podcast (and more!)
Disclaimer – not endorsing any PET in particular, just sharing info.

Want a pretty version or more explanation? Check out my LinkedIn profile for a Slideshare of a presentation and handy Infographic – available next week. Let’s help build this list.

Which PETs are you using or curious to try? If they’re not here, let Abigail know via contact details in the show notes so I can update my list.

Inform yourself, update software, adjust privacy settings, use 2FA!

Privacy Analyzer
(https://privacy.net/analyzer): Analyses your browser to reveal what can be learned about you and recommend actions you can take

DuckDuckGo Device Privacy Tips
https://spreadprivacy.com/tag/device-privacy-tips/
‘Learn’ tab in the DisconnectMe Privacy Pro VPN (iOS only) – ‘learn’ materials available without paying. Just download the app and click!: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/disconnect-privacy-pro-entire/id1057771839?ls=1

Consumer Reports articles & videos with quick-fixes in bite-sized pieces: https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/linkedin-privacy-settings/
www.consumerreports.org/video/view/electronics/news/6050416388001/protecting-your-online-privacy/

Terms of Service, Didn’t Read (TOSDR https://tosdr.org/): one-stop shop for digested Ts & Cs of most popular online providers, including score cards. Brilliant browser add-on offers automatic assessment of pages you access. Addresses privacy notices & terms e.g. cancellation, etc.

Ghostery
(www.ghostery.com) lets you block ads and trackers, watch the watchers, and speed up your browser with a suite of products, some of which are free, others reasonably privacy. A new product – Ghostery Midnight (www.ghostery.com/midnight) – claims to protect your entire device while giving granular preference management at the app-by app level. Sounds like having your own personal privacy watchdog on your device. Extension is free!! But some of the other products are paid.

Baycloud (https://baycloud.com) was one of the early champions of privtech, starting in the DNT space. They offer B2C and B2B resources. Baycloud Bouncer let reveals who’s tracking you and gives you a handy dashboard to adjust your preferences (https://baycloud.com/bouncer). You can also pre-scan websites you’d like to visit from the comfort of Baycloud’s site. Try before you buy (so to speak, with your data I mean). Free!!

Have I been pwned?(https://haveibeenpwned.com) will help you check whether your account or credentials has been compromised based on research into the (sigh) multitudinous data breaches. Free!!

DuckDuckGo privacy report card for websites (https://duckduckgo.com/app): instantly evaluates and remediates websites you visit to give you a before and after score. Browser add-on for various browser types on desktop but only available for iOS on mobile. Free!!

Deseat.Me (www.deseat.me) : Helps you clean up your online presence by instantly getting a list of all your accounts, allowing you to sort through and delete them / unsubscribe.

Personal Data.io: A self-named